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Unit of Study EDU10010 - Language and Learning in your Discipline (2015)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    6

  • Level of learning

    Introductory

  • Former School/College

    SCU College

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Introduces students to time management, communication skills, and reading and writing conventions within university discipline focused study. Students will develop understanding of, and skills in, digital literacies within SCU environment, a variety of academic writing genres relevant to their discipline of study, and principles and application of academic integrity.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction to university skills

  • Digital literacy for university study
  • Forms of communication with peers and lecturers/tutors
  • Learning theories
  • Time management
  • Reflective learning

Topic 2: Principles of Academic Integrity

  • Understanding plagiarism
  • Use of Turnitin
  • Referencing

Topic 3: Critical Reading

  • Critical thinking
  • Reading strategies
  • Reading for argument
  • Reading for evidence
  • Effective note taking

Topic 4 : Academic Writing

  • Features of academic writing
  • Skills needed to write academically
  • Report and essay writing
  • Case Studies
  • Reflective writing
  • Assignment completion steps
  • Question analysis

Topic 5 : Oral Presentations

  • Features of effective presentations
  • Body language
  • Answering questions
  • Audio-visual aids

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 1,  2,  3 Session 1,  2,  3
Lismore Session 1,  2 Session 1,  2
Melbourne N/A Session 1,  2
Online Session 1,  2 Session 2
Sydney N/A Session 1,  2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 select and apply independent learning and self-management strategies to their studies.
2 identify and use different forms of communication relevant to a discipline.
3 apply principles of academic integrity to individual and team work.

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

  1. select and apply independent learning and self-management strategies to their studies.
    • GA3:
    • GA5:
  2. identify and use different forms of communication relevant to a discipline.
    • GA3:
    • GA6:
  3. apply principles of academic integrity to individual and team work.
    • GA3:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.