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Unit of Study COMM1005 - A Culture of Dialogue (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    SCU College

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

The unit explores the conventions of written academic communication. Students will develop an understanding of, and skills to meet, the academic community's communication expectations. The unit will develop students' ability to engage in academic dialogue with academic integrity.  

Unit content

  1. Digital literacy: Accessing, assessing and disseminating information online
  2. Academic integrity: Paraphrasing, summarising, quoting and referencing
  3. Academic writing I: Paragraphs, connections and respectful language
  4. Academic writing II: How to write essays and reports
  5. Academic writing III: Vocabulary and style
  6. Alternative genres of academic communication

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term2,4
Term2,4
Melbourne N/A
Term2,4
Online
Summer Term
Term2,4
Summer Term
Term2,4
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby N/A
Term2
Perth N/A
Term2,4
Sydney N/A
Term2,4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Apply digital literacy skills to find, evaluate, and use information effectively

Apply principles of academic integrity, including citation and referencing

Synthesise credible sources and produce academic writing that demonstrates evidence-based reasoning

Communicate effectively and ethically in academic writing, using respectful academic language

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.