How to work through the course

Support Icon.png Welcome call

There is no set course book: instead you will be learning through the Course pages and working through some practical tasks and assignments. Once you have read through this Course Guide and you have familiarised yourself with the important course resources, you are ready to begin the course. The course begins with a Welcome call with your tutor. This is an informal discussion to make contact with your tutor and ensure you are prepared for the course. For more information, see here.

There are then four modules for you to complete. You will find each module follows the same structure:

Introduction Icon.png Introduction

Each module begins with a short introduction which introduces you to the topics you will be studying in that module. You then move on to the topic work.

Topics Icon.png Topic work

Each module contains a number of separate topics. You should work through the topics in turn, completing the activities that we direct you to. As this is a digital literacy course we suggest you use the Digital Workbook to type out your answers to activities and for your notes.

Review Icon.png Now check your understanding

This page gives you a checklist of all of the learning outcomes you have studied in that module and gives you the opportunity to check that you are confident with each outcome before you move on to the assignment.

Worksheet Icon.png Assignments

When you are ready to attempt an assignment, we suggest that you read through the assignment guidance and check that you have got all the resources you need and enough time to sit the assignment in one sitting. The assignments are formative, which means that you can use your textbook and other resources to help you complete the assignment. For more information on assignments, see here.

Worksheet Icon.png Assignment mark schemes 

Once you have submitted your assignment, you will have access to marking criteria or a specimen answer on Canvas.

The marking criteria outlines the criteria that you tutor has used to grade your assignment.

The specimen answer is an example of a high-scoring assignment from a previous Wolsey Hall student, or a sample written by a tutor. If it is a student’s work you can see how this particular student approached the assignment and the feedback they received from their tutor.