Availabilities:

LocationDomesticInternational
Brisbane - The Hotel School
Session1,2,3
Session1,2,3
Gold Coast
Session1,3
Session1,3
Hayman Island - Hotel School
Session2,3
Session2,3
Lismore
Study Period2
Study Period2
MelbourneN/A
Session1,2,3
Melbourne - The Hotel School
Session1,2,3
Session1,2,3
Online
Session1,2,3
Study Period2
Session1,2,3
Study Period2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Session1
PerthN/A
Session1,2,3
SydneyN/A
Session1,2,3
Sydney - The Hotel School
Session1,2,3
Session1,2,3

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:
1apply independent learning and self-management strategies to their studies.
2identify and use different forms of communication relevant to a discipline.
3apply principles of academic integrity to individual work.

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

  1. apply independent learning and self-management strategies to their studies.
  2. identify and use different forms of communication relevant to a discipline.
  3. apply principles of academic integrity to individual work.

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.

  • No 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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