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2020 unit offering information will be available in September 2019
Unit aim
This discipline unit provides students with opportunities to build personal literacy, as well as the knowledge and skills to apply this in professional settings. Content topics will cover: literacy, professional literacy, and academic literacy.
Unit content
Topic 1: Being a Successful Student
Topic 2: Understanding Language and Literacy – Fundamental Concepts
Topic 3: Language and Literacy Across Different Contexts – Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
Topic 4: Professional Literacy – Reading
Topic 5: Professional Literacy – Writing
Topic 6: Professional Literacy – Viewing, Listening and Speaking
Topic 7: Academic Literacy – Reading
Topic 8: Academic Literacy – Writing Paragraphs and Essays
Topic 9: Academic Literacy – Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, Proof Reading
Topic 10: Academic Literacy – Revision and Exam Preparation
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.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate personal literacy competence to the high standard required for professional practice | Communication and social skills | ||||||
| 2 | analyse a range of texts for their text structure and language features | Intellectual rigour | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 3 | create a range of texts for a professional context | Communication and social skills | ||||||
| 4 | compose short responses displaying academic writing principles. | Intellectual rigour | Communication and social skills | |||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Study Period 6
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Coffs Harbour
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hour (10 weeks) |
| Structured online learning NA |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | SR |
| Portfolio | 50% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hour (10 weeks) |
| Structured online learning NA |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | SR |
| Portfolio | 50% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
Lismore
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hour (10 weeks) |
| Structured online learning NA |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | SR |
| Portfolio | 50% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
Online (intensive)
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial online 2 hour (5 weeks) |
| Structured online learning NA (Self paced) |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | SR |
| Portfolio | 50% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
Online
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial online 1 hour (10 weeks) |
| Structured online learning NA (Self paced) |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | SR |
| Portfolio | 50% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
Fee paying courses
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International
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