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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Anti-requisites
BUS10699 - Business Language and Learning Skills
Unit aim
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
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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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:
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select and apply independent learning and self-management strategies to their studies.
- GA3:
- GA5:
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identify and use different forms of communication relevant to a discipline.
- GA3:
- GA6:
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apply principles of academic integrity to individual and team work.
- GA3:
Prescribed texts
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