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Unit of Study EDU10446 - Communicating at University (2018)

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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

    N/A

Unit description

Introduces students to the culture of academic enquiry and the conventions of written communication at university. The skills developed in this unit focus on critical thinking and analysis, academic reading, academic writing, academic integrity, information literacy and research skills.

Unit content

  • Role of evidence in the culture of writing in the university context
  • Reading and summarising
    • Question analysis
    • Efficient reading
    • Readings from different genres
    • Paraphrasing, summarising and quoting
    • Referencing
  • Preparation to write an essay
    • Searching for, evaluating and comprehending sources
    • Preparing an annotated bibliography
    • What is an essay?
    • Essay plan - Writing an essay
    • Structure of an essay and the nature of building an argument
    • Writing introduction, paragraphs, conclusion and reference list
    • Reflecting on academic essay writing.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 1,  2,  3 N/A
Gold Coast Session 1,  2,  3 N/A
Lismore Session 1,  2,  3 N/A
Online Session 1,  2,  3 N/A

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 the culture of writing in a university context
2 organise, synthesise and evaluate written information using academic conventions
3 plan and write a summary, an annotated bibliography and an essay
4 critically reflect on their own academic writing.

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

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the culture of writing in a university context
    • GA6:
  2. organise, synthesise and evaluate written information using academic conventions
    • GA6:
  3. plan and write a summary, an annotated bibliography and an essay
    • GA6:
  4. critically reflect on their own academic writing.
    • GA6:

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.