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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.
2produce academic writing with relevant content to your 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. produce academic writing with relevant content to your discipline.
  3. apply principles of academic integrity to individual work.

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Seminar 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5)
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Seminar 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5 )
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Seminar 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5)
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Seminar 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5)
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Seminar 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5)
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Seminar 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5)
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Seminar 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5)
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Seminar 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5)
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%

Teaching method
Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Seminar 1 hour (Weeks 2, 3 and 5)
Assessment
Quiz20%
Essay Plan and Turnitin Reflection35%
Essay45%
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
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Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees

International

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