Information for students



Information for students
Welcome to the Generic Graduate Attributes website! This page will help you as a student to get your head around the idea of what an attribute is, and what they can do for you. Click on the boxes below to answer some of your questions.

What are the attributes? (pdf file)	Where will I learn them in my degree?	Help! I’m a first year student!	Where can I learn about attributes outside my faculty?

What do current students have to say about it?	What other resources are out there for me?	Who can I talk to in my faculty?	What does my faculty say about the attributes?

	About foundation skills
	Foundation skills are the skills that support all the other attributes a graduate will come to possess. Foundation skills are like the beginning skills to work on when you first begin studying at University. Click on the questions below to view students answering FAQ's about the five clusters of attributes: What is a foundation skill? Why I went to the Learning Centre What I did there Foundation advice for first year students Foundation practical help About essay writing classes How foundation skills support the Generic Graduate Attributes What are the Generic Graduate Attributes?



	About the Generic Graduate Attributes
	In a nutshell, the five attributes are what we as a community have come up with for graduates of this University to be able to be, know, and do by the time they've completed an undergrad degree. Click on the questions below to view students answering FAQ's about the five clusters of attributes:

	Research and Inquiry
	What is R&I? About foundation R&I Advice for first years How do you learn R&I An example of a R&I task Moving towards a postgraduate skills base
	Information Literacy
	Coming soon
	Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
	Coming soon
	Ethical, Social and Professional Understanding
	What is ESP? About foundation ESP Advice for first years How do you learn ESP? ESP during practicum tasks What are some ESP skills? How do you develop ESP? ESP for the future
	Communication
	Why are communication skills important?



	Useful links …
		Our foundation page - this page will take you to details of courses, units, and modules that are available in your faculty as well as other places around the University, through the learning and support centres. If you need a little support in any area, this is the place to start.
		Your faculty representative - this page will take you to the details of the academic in your faculty who currently sits on our working group that deals with the Grad Attributes. If you want information specific to your faculty, please contact them.
		SWOT - the University-wide foundation page - the SWOT page is a great resource for all beginning students.
		MyUni - your number one University resource.
		Student Services - lots of useful info.
		Cumberland Students Guild - for students on Cumberland campus.


	Thanks to the staff at the META Centre for their support and help with this aspect of the project.