Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Coffs Harbour | | N/A |
| Gold Coast | | N/A |
| Lismore | | N/A |
| Online | | 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
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Role of evidence in the culture of writing in the university context
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Reading and summarising
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Question analysis
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Efficient reading
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Readings from different genres
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Paraphrasing, summarising and quoting
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Referencing
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Preparation to write an essay
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Searching for, evaluating and comprehending sources
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Preparing an annotated bibliography
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What is an essay?
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Essay plan - Writing an essay
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Structure of an essay and the nature of building an argument
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Writing introduction, paragraphs, conclusion and reference list
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Reflecting on academic essay 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.
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 | demonstrate an understanding of the culture of writing in a university context | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 2 | organise, synthesise and evaluate written information using academic conventions | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 3 | plan and write a summary, an annotated bibliography and an essay | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 4 | critically reflect on their own academic writing. | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the culture of writing in a university context
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- organise, synthesise and evaluate written information using academic conventions
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- plan and write a summary, an annotated bibliography and an essay
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- critically reflect on their own academic writing.
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.