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Introduction to Academic Skills and Professional Development

All the reading and resources from your modules, all in one place

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Lesson 1

Key Text eBook

The Study Skills Handbook

by Cottrell, S.
Key Text eBook

Careers in Tech, Data and Digital: From Education…

by Lovelock, C.
Key Text eBook

Generative AI for Students: The Essential Guide…

by Meechan, D.
Essential Resource Website

Arden University Limited | Jisc discovery tool…

by Jisc
Essential Resource Website

MyDigiSkills

by All Digital
Essential Resource Website

Cisco Networking Academy: Learn Cybersecurity,…

by Cisco Networking Academy
Essential Resource Article

Netflix: Disrupting the entertainment market with…

by Juteau, S.
Essential Resource Website

Case studies from Graduate Data Scientists | Data…

by Data Science Campus
Essential Resource Website

Career Quiz - Which Tech Career is right for you…

by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Essential Resource Video

Building digital capabilities | Jisc

by Jisc
Essential Resource Website

Arden University Limited | Preparing for digital…

by Jisc
Essential Resource Video

The Essential Digital Skills Measure - Lloyds Bank

by Lloyds Bank
Essential Resource Video

Digital Competency

by Arden University
Essential Resource Video

Digital Transformation

by Arden University
Essential Resource Video

Sign up to Cisco Networking Academy

by Arden University
Wider Reading Video

Bridging the digital skills gap | BCS Webinar

by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Wider Reading Website

Developer Roadmaps - roadmap.sh

by roadmap.sh
Wider Reading Website

A2 English for Developers Certification (Beta) |…

by freeCodeCamp
Wider Reading Other

DigComp 3.0: European Digital Competence…

by Cosgrove, J. and Cachia, R.

Lesson 2

Key Text eBook

The Study Skills Handbook

by Cottrell, S.
Key Text eBook

Careers in Tech, Data and Digital: From Education…

by Lovelock, C.
Key Text eBook

Generative AI for Students: The Essential Guide…

by Meechan, D.
Essential Resource Website

Use Search Folders to find messages or other…

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

What is Excel? - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Use the draw.io editor

by draw.io
Essential Resource Website

Microsoft Outlook Personal Email and Calendar |…

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Digital Skills | Learning Success Hub

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

Welcome to To Do

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Create a document in Word - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Workshops | Learning Success Hub

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

Plan and connect with Microsoft To Do - Microsoft…

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Draw a basic flow chart in draw.io

by draw.io
Essential Resource Website

What is OneDrive for work or school? - Microsoft…

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

What is Microsoft 365? - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Trusting the tech: using password managers and…

by Amy B
Wider Reading Website

What is Microsoft 365? - Training | Microsoft…

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

Workspace - Visual Studio Code

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

Productivity and Microsoft To Do - Mcrosoft…

by Microsoft
Wider Reading eBook

GitHub for Dummies

by Guthals, S.
Wider Reading Website

The National Cyber Security Centre | National…

by National Cyber Security Centre
Wider Reading eBook

Microsoft Office Step by Step (Office 2021 and…

by Lambert, J. and Frye, C.
Wider Reading eBook

Microsoft 365 Outlook for Dummies

by Wempen, F.

Lesson 3

Key Text eBook

Careers in Tech, Data and Digital: From Education…

by Lovelock, C.
Key Text eBook

Generative AI for Students: The Essential Guide…

by Meechan, D.
Key Text eBook

The Study Skills Handbook

by Cottrell, S.
Essential Resource Website

How can I paraphrase? - Answers

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

What is the maximum allowed Turnitin or Draft…

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

Google Scholar

by Google
Essential Resource Other

Turnitin Draft Coach Quick Guide

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

How do I reference using the AU Harvard…

by Arden University
Essential Resource Other

Arden University Guide to Harvard Referencing

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

Personal File Sharing & Cloud Storage |…

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Other

Arden University Harvard Referencing Quick Guide

by Arden University
Wider Reading Video

Your Turnitin Draft Coach Tutorial

by Arden University
Wider Reading Website

Insert page numbers - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

Save your document to OneDrive in Word -…

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

Academic Writing | Learning Success Hub

by Arden University
Wider Reading Website

Research Tools | Learning Success Hub

by Arden University
Wider Reading Website

Accessibility Tools | Learning Success Hub

by Arden University
Wider Reading Other

Mastering Zotero

by Karcher, S. and Zelle, R. M.
Wider Reading Website

How can I find Arden Library resources using…

by Arden University
Wider Reading Website

Insert a table - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

Zotero vs Mendeley: Which reference manager to…

by Paperpile
Wider Reading Website

Turnitin Draft Coach

by Arden University
Wider Reading Website

Insert a table of contents - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

Add a heading in a Word document - Microsoft…

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

Add, format, or delete captions in Word -…

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

English Language Hub | Learning Success Hub

by Arden University

Lesson 4

Key Text eBook

Careers in Tech, Data and Digital: From Education…

by Lovelock, C.
Key Text eBook

Generative AI for Students: The Essential Guide…

by Meechan, D.
Key Text eBook

The Study Skills Handbook

by Cottrell, S.
Essential Resource Website

Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot - Training…

by Microsoft Learn
Essential Resource Website

Artificial Intelligence | Learning Success Hub

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

What kinds of GenAI prompts may I use to help me…

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

Retrace your steps with Recall - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Other

UK watchdog looking into Microsoft AI taking…

by Rahman-Jones, I.
Essential Resource Video

AI in Windows 11

by Microsoft Mechanics
Essential Resource Video

Android: Google I/O Gemini Demo

by Android
Essential Resource Website

Microsoft Copilot: Your AI companion

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Video

Mico

by Arden University
Wider Reading Website

Agents built by Microsoft - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft Support
Wider Reading Website

Draft, analyze, and present with Microsoft…

by Microsoft Learn
Wider Reading Website

AI Skills Navigator | Course Details | Get…

by Microsoft

Lesson 5

Key Text eBook

Careers in Tech, Data and Digital: From Education…

by Lovelock, C.
Key Text eBook

The Study Skills Handbook

by Cottrell, S.
Key Text eBook

Generative AI for Students: The Essential Guide…

by Meechan, D.
Essential Resource Video

Digital Citizenship | Things Explained

by GPB Education
Essential Resource Website

The Data Use and Access Act 2025 (DUAA) - what…

by Information Commissioner's Office
Essential Resource Video

Ethics & Professionalism in IT | Introduction…

by Tech Gee
Wider Reading Website

Say No to Digital ID | Open Rights Group

by Open Rights Group
Wider Reading Website

New digital ID scheme to be rolled out across UK…

by HM Government
Wider Reading eBook

The Practical Guide to Digital Transformation

by Weiss, A.
Wider Reading Website

Digital Safety and Security Awareness

by Cisco Networking Academy
Wider Reading Website

BCS Code of Conduct for members - Ethics for IT…

by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Wider Reading Website

Online Safety Act: explainer - GOV.UK

by Department for Science, Inovation and Technology

Lesson 6

Key Text eBook

The Study Skills Handbook

by Cottrell, S.
Key Text eBook

Careers in Tech, Data and Digital: From Education…

by Lovelock, C.
Key Text eBook

Generative AI for Students: The Essential Guide…

by Meechan, D.
Essential Resource Video

I built ChatGPT with Minecraft redstone!

by sammyuri
Essential Resource eBook

Unlocking Python: A Comprehensive Guide for…

by Mitchell, R.
Essential Resource Video

Lesson 1: Demystifying how GPT works: From…

by Spreadsheets are all you need
Essential Resource Video

Computational Thinking: What Is It? How Is It…

by College & Career Ready Labs │ Paxton Patterson
Essential Resource Video

Stephen Hawking from The Meaning of Life (John…

by Christian Krupa
Essential Resource Website

Variables Are Like Named Boxes In The Computer…

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

Use conditional formatting to highlight…

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Overview of formulas in Excel - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Binary Game

by Cisco
Essential Resource Website

Hexadecimal Conversion Game | Webcalculate

by WebCalculate
Essential Resource Website

Lists Are Like 'Boxes Of Boxes' In The…

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

Venny 2.1.0

by Oliveros, J. C.
Essential Resource Website

Play John Conway's Game of Life

by Edwin Martin
Wider Reading Video

Venn Diagrams

by Maths Genie
Wider Reading Website

(23,5)c/79 Herschel climber - John Conway’s Game…

by Edwin Martin
Wider Reading Website

119P4H1V0 - John Conway’s Game of Life

by Edwin Martin
Wider Reading Website

135-degree MWSS-to-G - John Conway’s Game of Life

by Edwin Martin
Wider Reading Website

STEM Skills Workshops - Learning Success - Arden…

by Arden University
Wider Reading Website

Digital information | Computers and the Internet…

by Khan Academy
Wider Reading Website

Learn Git Branching

by Cottle, P.
Wider Reading Website

GitHub Foundations Part 1 of 2 - Training |…

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

One to One Appointments | Learning Success Hub

by Arden University
Wider Reading eBook

Computational Thinking: A Beginner's Guide…

by Beecher, K.
Wider Reading Video

What is VCS? (Git-SCM) - Git Basics #1

by GitHub

Lesson 7

Key Text eBook

The Study Skills Handbook

by Cottrell, S.
Key Text eBook

Careers in Tech, Data and Digital: From Education…

by Lovelock, C.
Key Text eBook

Generative AI for Students: The Essential Guide…

by Meechan, D.
Essential Resource Video

Getting started with PowerPoint (3): Using notes…

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

Record a slide show with narration and slide…

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

CareerSet - Login to your Account - Arden…

by CareerSet
Essential Resource Website

Workshops | Learning Success Hub

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

Arden Futures – Occumi

by GTI Futures
Essential Resource Website

Rehearse your slide show with Speaker Coach -…

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Video

Presentation skills and public speaking

by Arden University
Essential Resource Article

Ten simple rules for effective presentation slides

by Naegle, K. M.
Essential Resource Website

Basic tasks for creating a PowerPoint…

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Animate text or objects - Microsoft Support

by Microsoft
Essential Resource Website

Add speaker notes to your slides - Microsoft…

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

Free virtual job simulations and career prep |…

by Forage
Wider Reading Video

Who is BCS?

by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Wider Reading Video

Author Webinar Series | Christina Lovelock |…

by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Wider Reading Website

Arden University - Pathways

by GTI Futures
Wider Reading Website

Action verbs to make your CV stand out | Indeed.…

by Indeed Editorial Team
Wider Reading Website

ATS-friendly resume and cover letter templates |…

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

BCS Membership | Benefits of Becoming a Member |…

by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Wider Reading Website

Gradcracker - Careers for STEM Students

by Gradcracker

Lesson 8

Key Text eBook

The Study Skills Handbook

by Cottrell, S.
Key Text eBook

Careers in Tech, Data and Digital: From Education…

by Lovelock, C.
Key Text eBook

Generative AI for Students: The Essential Guide…

by Meechan, D.
Essential Resource Video

Skills Management and SFIA

by SFIA Foundation
Essential Resource Website

SFIA 9 DevOps view — English

by SFIA Foundation
Essential Resource Website

SFIA 9 Data science, data engineering and…

by SFIA Foundation
Essential Resource Video

How can you use Gibbs' Reflective Cycle?

by Arden University
Essential Resource Website

SFIA 9 Software engineering competencies — English

by SFIA Foundation
Essential Resource Website

SFIA 9 Information and cyber security — English

by SFIA Foundation
Essential Resource Video

How to do a Personal SWOT Analysis (with examples)

by The Right Questions
Essential Resource Video

SMART Goals (Explained) - Specific, Measurable,…

by Helpful Professor Explains!
Wider Reading Website

Microsoft 365 Copilot Training

by Microsoft
Wider Reading Website

AI Learning Resources & Guides from Anthropic…

by Anthropic
Wider Reading Website

How to Create a SWOT Analysis in Excel | Graphed…

by Schneider, C.

Lesson 9

Key Text eBook

The Study Skills Handbook

by Cottrell, S.
Key Text eBook

Careers in Tech, Data and Digital: From Education…

by Lovelock, C.
Key Text eBook

Generative AI for Students: The Essential Guide…

by Meechan, D.
Essential Resource Video

1989 thought houses would look like this by 2020…

by BBC Archive
Essential Resource Website

It’s 2050 and schools look like… | BBC Science…

by Hughes, A.
Essential Resource Website

SFIA 9 skills directory A–Z — English

by SFIA Foundation
Essential Resource Video

First Neuralink patient on living one year with…

by NewsNation
Essential Resource Website

PRIME Study Progress Update | Updates | Neuralink

by Neuralink
Essential Resource Video

How to store data on DNA?

by ScienceClic English
Essential Resource Website

The Qubit Game

by Google
Essential Resource Video

Translating Thought To Speech | Neuralink

by Neuralink
Essential Resource Website

Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip

by Neven, H.
Essential Resource Article

Ethical considerations for the use of brain–…

by Gordon, E. C. and Seth, A. K.
Wider Reading Video

Quantum Computing: Algorithm, Programming and…

by Quantum Computing, TCAD and Semiconductor Devices
Wider Reading Video

The World in 2050: Technology & Innovation

by Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
Wider Reading Video

The AI Revolution Is Underhyped | Eric Schmidt |…

by TED
Wider Reading Website

Quantum Game - Quantum Flytrap

by Quantum Flytrap
Wider Reading Website

Google Scholar PDF Reader - Chrome Web Store

by Google
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