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Unit of Study EDU10445 - Managing Your Study (2014)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    Enabling Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    0

  • Level of learning

    Introductory

  • Former School/College

    SCU College

  • Enrolment information

    For more information about this course email: succesprogram@scu.edu.au or phone 02 6620 3194. This is a non-award unit.

Unit description

Prepares students for university study. Promotes independent learning by building an understanding of the culture of learning at university and creating a toolkit of learning strategies and skills. Students will engage in individual and group-based activities and develop a plan for their future study at university.

Unit content

Orientation for study at university

  • Structures
  • Language
  • Processes
  • Technologies

Self-management skills and strategies

  • Goal setting
  • Time management
  • Action planning

Academic skills

  • Study as an individual or Study in groups
  • Managing assessments

Goal setting and planning for future study

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 1,  2,  3 Session 1,  2,  3
Gold Coast Session 3 N/A
Lismore Session 1,  2,  3 Session 1,  2,  3
Online Session 1,  2,  3 N/A
Tweed Heads - Riverside Session 1,  2 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 demonstrate an understanding of university culture by applying university language, processes and technologies to their own study
2 use academic, information literacy, and study skills and strategies in their learning
3 demonstrate teamwork skills for study
4 prepare and evaluate a plan for future study.

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

  1. demonstrate an understanding of university culture by applying university language, processes and technologies to their own study
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  2. use academic, information literacy, and study skills and strategies in their learning
    • GA6:
  3. demonstrate teamwork skills for study
    • GA6:
  4. prepare and evaluate a plan for future study.
    • GA5:

Prescribed learning resources

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