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
Part 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.
Part two of your map: Skills
Part two of your map shows the essential skills you will develop during your compulsory modules, including information relating to the University MySkills framework.
Actively developing your personal and professional skills is key to your success at university and in your future career.
Being able to explain these skills to employers will make your CV stand out from the crowd!
Alternative formats
Assessment and Skills maps are provided in PDF format. Images and icons are used to give you an engaging, visual overview of your core assessments and skills development, but we recognise that this may not be the most suitable format for all students. If you need an alternative format, please email the LUBS Student Education Team:
How to read the Assessment page
The map on this page shows which weeks you have assessment deadlines for core modules. It also shows assessment types.
- Each column represents a week in the University calendar. The week numbers are the same as the week numbers you see in your timetable. Each vacation is combined into one column. Each exam period is shown as only one column.
- Each row in the table represents a core module.
- Each icon represents a deadline for one piece of assessment.
What do the icons mean?
The icons indicate the assessment type, and whether it is a group or individual assessment.
Assessment types are:
- Exam (star)
- Coursework or group coursework (document icon, circled for a group assessment)
- Presentation or group presentation (person presenting, circled for a group presentation)
- Video/audio assessment or group video/audio assessment (a 'play' triangle, circled for a group assessment)
If there is more than one icon in a row then you have more than one piece of assessment for that module.
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.
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
How to read the Skills page
The table on this page shows the skills that have been embedded in your curriculum.
- The first column in the table gives the module code and name, the second column lists skills as text, and the third column shows skills icons.
- Each row represents a core module. In each module you will develop up to five core skills, and these are all part of the University MySkills Framework.
- This only shows skills in compulsory modules – you will develop many more through optional modules and co-curricular opportunities.
Review, improve and evidence your skills
The MySkills platform helps you to manage your skill development throughout your degree. Log in to MyCareer to complete the self-assessment and access your MySkills profile.
More information about the MySkills Framework and platform is coming soon!
Download your Assessment and Skills Map below:
Undergraduate maps
Postgraduate maps
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