Assessment and Skills Maps
Your Assessment and Skills Map is a tool to help you plan ahead and be prepared for compulsory module assessments. As well as providing an overview of what’s ahead, it also tracks the important skills you'll develop throughout your course. On this page, you’ll find download links and a simple guide to understanding your map.
Understanding your Assessment and Skills Map
Page one of your map: Assessment
Page one of your map is the Assessment section – the beginning of your route to success!
This page of your map displays the summative submission deadlines of your compulsory modules for the academic year.
Preparation is the key to success, and being aware of these important deadlines in advance will enable you to develop your own strategies to stay organised and manage your workload.
Page two of your map: Skills
Page two of your map shows the essential skills you will develop during your compulsory modules, including information relating to the University Surfacing Skills framework.
Learn more by reading this Guide to Surfacing Skills
and the LUBS Guide to Digital Capabilities.
Being able to explain these skills to employers will make your CV stand out from the crowd!
How to read the Assessment page
The map shows you a week-view of the University calendar. A black star represents a deadline for one piece of assessment in any given week. Some compulsory modules may have a single piece of assessment, whereas others may have more:
Be prepared!
The time you spend at university passes quickly and assessment deadlines can arrive suddenly. Your degree assessment map enables you to look at where you are now and where you need to be in the weeks to come - leading to you being prepared for assessment deadlines and submitting your best work.
Help with University week numbers
The week numbers in your map are consistent with how the University Secretariat plan the academic year. The University year planner will help you to understand how these week numbers relate to the weeks of the calendar year.
Always check Minerva for more information
Maps only display the week in which a submission is due on compulsory modules.
It is your responsibility to check Minerva to:
- Read assessment briefs
- Learn exact deadline (or examination) dates and times
- Discover what assessments are due on your optional and discovery modules
Download your Assessment and Skills Map below:
Undergraduate maps
Postgraduate maps
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