Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane - The Hotel School | ||
| Gold Coast | ||
| Hayman Island - Hotel School | ||
| Melbourne | N/A | |
| Melbourne - The Hotel School | ||
| Online | N/A | |
| Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby | N/A | Term1 |
| Perth | N/A | |
| Sydney | N/A | |
| Sydney - The Hotel School |
Unit description
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.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | apply independent learning and self-management strategies to their studies. |
| 2 | produce academic writing with relevant content to your discipline. |
| 3 | apply principles of academic integrity to individual work. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply independent learning and self-management strategies to their studies.
- produce academic writing with relevant content to your discipline.
- apply principles of academic integrity to individual work.
Prescribed Learning Resources
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Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly) |
| Workshop 1 hour (Weekly) |
| Laboratory 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5 ) |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | 20% |
| Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection | 35% |
| Essay | 45% |
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.