Unit of Study UNIP1006 Academic Literacies (2026)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Enabling Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

SCU College
Placement

No

Unit description

This unit introduces students to the culture of academic enquiry, and prepares them for communicating ethically in a university context. The unit aims to develop students’ ability to apply academic integrity, critical thinking, research skills, referencing conventions, and an academic writing style, while drawing on appropriate digital sources and tools.

Unit content

Unit Orientation

1. Academic culture, ethics and integrity

2. Planning an academic argument

3. Building strong paragraphs

4. Developing your academic writing and referencing

5. Counter-arguments and taking action on feedback

6. Reflecting on learning

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Summer Term	Summer Term

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:

Demonstrate academic integrity in assessment tasks, including the ethical and transparent use of digital tools such as Generative AI to support learning

Demonstrate critical analysis in a university context by engaging with academic texts and evaluating information for credibility and relevance

Apply conventions of academic writing, including the appropriate integration and referencing of sources

Reflect on learning and feedback to identify and action areas for improvement

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 x 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Plan	35%
Analysis	50%
Evaluation	15%

Prescribed learning resources

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Fee information

Domestic

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