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2020 unit offering information will be available in September 2019
Unit aim
Introduces students to learning skills for university study, 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
Introduction to academic and learning skills
Principles of academic Integrity
Critical reading
Academic writing
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.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | apply independent learning and self-management strategies to their studies. | | | Ethical practice | | Lifelong learning | | |
| 2 | identify and use different forms of communication relevant to a discipline. | | | Ethical practice | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 3 | apply principles of academic integrity to individual work. | | | Ethical practice | | | | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply independent learning and self-management strategies to their studies.
- GA3:
Ethical practice
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- identify and use different forms of communication relevant to a discipline.
- GA3:
Ethical practice
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- apply principles of academic integrity to individual work.
Prescribed texts
Session 3
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.