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| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Coomera | | |
| Gold Coast | | |
| Lismore | | |
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Unit description
Introduces students to active practices of reading and writing, different forms of writing and critical reading strategies that will enable them to analyse and critique meanings in the written word. Reading and writing skills are introduced with a particular emphasis on critical thinking and essay writing as forms of academic practice.
Unit content
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Language and expression
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Across the disciplines
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Orality and literacy
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The reading-writing nexus
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Critical literacy and critical thinking
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Literacy and the politics of writing
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New literacies
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Future literacies
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Dangerous writing
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Rhetoric and persuasion
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.
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | read and critically analyse a range of texts | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 2 | search, retrieve and evaluate scholarly material | | | | | Lifelong learning | | |
| 3 | construct a coherent argument in essay form | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 4 | write and reference competently in scholarly work | | | | | | Communication and social skills | |
| 5 | understand the importance of academic integrity | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 6 | understand the value of writing as communication. | | | | | Lifelong learning | | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- read and critically analyse a range of texts
- search, retrieve and evaluate scholarly material
- construct a coherent argument in essay form
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- write and reference competently in scholarly work
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- understand the importance of academic integrity
- understand the value of writing as communication.
Prescribed texts
- Grellier, J & Goerke, V, 2018, Communications Toolkit, 4th edn, Cengage Learning, South Melbourne. ISBN: 9780170401623.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.