This area is all about the skilled use of information and communication technology, with confidence to choose the most appropriate application or software for a task and adopt new devices and software as technology evolves. This includes the ability to solve problems, ensure productivity without compromising on the quality of your work, and troubleshooting when issues occur.
Reference Management
It is vital to ensure you keep track of your sources and reference them correctly when producing assessed work. This can be difficult when you are working with a large number of sources. There are many digital tools that can help you to manage your references, and you can find out more about a selection of them by visiting this summary page.
Digital Skills Workshops
Employers are seeking graduates who can work effectively and innovatively with technology to enhance efficiency. Need help developing your Microsoft Office skills, or wrestling with Python? We have the workshops to help you master academic software.
Specialist Software For Your Course
If you need specialist software provided by the university for your course, you can access it through remote PC access to use software that is only available on university computers, or to access software if your own machines operating system will not allow you to install specific software. Have a look at the Remote PC Access Service webpage to find out more and connect to a campus PC.