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LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Study Period4
Study Period4
Online
Study Period4,6
Study Period4,6

Unit description

The unit develops students’ understanding of the university culture of scholarship whilst developing their critical thinking and information literacy skills.  Students will explore the nature of knowledge, including their own biases and limitations, developing an understanding of how information can be presented and interpreted in relation to a range of real-world, contemporary issues.

Unit content

  1. Critical Thinking: epistemology or how we know, what we know
  2. Academic Communication: group work
  3. Critical Thinking: frames & biases            
  4. Information Literacy: current, relevant, authoritative sources 
  5. Information Literacy: interpreting data 
  6. Academic Integrity: text ownership & authorship

 

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:
1Identify how students know what they know; and identify frames, heuristics and biases.
2Working in groups
3Identify relevant sources for university study and demonstrate an understanding of text ownership and authorship
4Interpret visually represented data

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

  1. Identify how students know what they know; and identify frames, heuristics and biases.
  2. Working in groups
  3. Identify relevant sources for university study and demonstrate an understanding of text ownership and authorship
  4. Interpret visually represented data

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.

Teaching and assessment

Notice

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every teaching period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the teaching period.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.

Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees

International

Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.

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