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Study Period3
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Unit description

This Unit introduces students to  advanced research and writing skills required to critically review scholarly literature relevant to their area of academic interest. It lays the foundations for independent study. Students will engage with essential elements of research, learning to analyse,c ritique and synthesise academic literature.    

Unit content

  1. Academic research skills
  2. Identification and review of literature
  3. Critical academic writing
  4. Citation and referencing techniques

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:
1Locate research literature relevant to an appropriate research topic for postgraduate study
2Analyse and critique research literature to formulate and structure a well-argued critical literature review
3Demonstrate advanced academic writing and referencing skills

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

  1. Locate research literature relevant to an appropriate research topic for postgraduate study
  2. Analyse and critique research literature to formulate and structure a well-argued critical literature review
  3. Demonstrate advanced academic writing and referencing skills

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

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Fee paying courses
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International

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