Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour | N/A | |
| Gold Coast | N/A | |
| Lismore | N/A | |
| Online | N/A |
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of university culture by applying university language, processes and technologies to their own study | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 2 | use academic, information literacy, and study skills and strategies in their learning | Communication and social skills | ||||||
| 3 | demonstrate teamwork skills for study | Communication and social skills | ||||||
| 4 | prepare and evaluate a plan for future study. | Lifelong learning | ||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of university culture by applying university language, processes and technologies to their own study
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- use academic, information literacy, and study skills and strategies in their learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- demonstrate teamwork skills for study
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- prepare and evaluate a plan for future study.
- GA5: Lifelong learning
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 1.5 hours (Twice per week for 12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Short written response | 5% |
| Creative work | 30% |
| Critical Evaluation | 40% |
| Presentation | 25% |
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 1.5 hours (Twice per week for 12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Short written response | 5% |
| Creative work | 30% |
| Critical Evaluation | 40% |
| Presentation | 25% |
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 1.5 hours (Twice per week for 12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Short written response | 5% |
| Creative work | 30% |
| Critical Evaluation | 40% |
| Presentation | 25% |
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial online 1.5 hours (12 weeks) |
| Structured online learning 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Short written response | 5% |
| Creative work | 30% |
| Critical Evaluation | 40% |
| Presentation | 25% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
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.