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On course for success? Know your subject! Know your course!

Our QM Elevate team share three tips to know your subject and course better:

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Become an expert in your subject:

  • Belonging to the ‘discourse community’ for your discipline means having the knowledge, vocabulary and confidence to talk about and around your subject area. Queen Mary Students' Union has numerous clubs, societies and debating forums which means you can find some which are related to your course and your wider interests in your field. Join one or two, attend, participate, make connections with other interested students.  Remember even just speaking to other students on your course about topics you’re studying can be inspiring and helpful.

Meet your course expectations:

  • Your lecturer will have written out the Module Aims and Objectives to give you an overview of not only what will be covered in your course but what the expectations are of you by the end of the course. These are often on QMplus for each module, and it’s expected that you will read and note the goals of studying that particular module. They indicate skills and knowledge you should be familiar with by the end of the module but also how to approach your studies as you go along.

Meet Queen Mary’s high standards:

  • Lecturers refer to carefully considered Marking Criteria when assessing your work. These include the usual, such as use of sources, good referencing and structure, but also other crucial elements like ‘argument’, ‘topicality’ or ‘application to practice’ depending on your course, so you need to know the exact focus of the marking criteria for each of your modules. Again, these are likely to be on QMplus in one of the tabs for each module. Read them carefully and refer to them regularly when tackling assignments.

If you’d like more advice and practical help, sign up for our QM Elevate courses. We have free 10-week and 5-week modules - this is the second week of QM Elevate classes, it’s not too late to sign up!

Steps to Register:

  1. Log in to MySIS and select the ‘Module Registration’ tab.
  2. Click on the option: ‘I want to select/change my QM Elevate modules and/or view my QM Elevate module feedback.’ This will show you the available QM Elevate modules.
  3. Select your modules from the list. Only classes with open spots will be visible.

Some of the most popular include: Principles of Academic Writing, Reading and Writing Critically, Effective Presentations, Research Writing Workshops, Storytelling for Success, Professional Writing in the Global Workplace, Expand your Vocabulary and Intercultural Communication. Explore our full list of modules. 

Classes are free to all students, do not include assessment but provide an opportunity to learn, practice and enhance your university experience!

If you have any questions about QM Elevate, email sta-education@qmul.ac.uk.

 

 

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