Unit of Study COMM1005 A Culture of Dialogue (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

SCU College
Placement

No

Unit description

The unit explores the conventions of written academic communication. Students will develop an understanding of, and skills to meet, the academic community's communication expectations. The unit will develop students' ability to engage in academic dialogue with academic integrity.

Unit content

Digital literacy: Accessing, assessing and disseminating information online
Academic integrity: Paraphrasing, summarising, quoting and referencing
Academic writing I: Paragraphs, connections and respectful language
Academic writing II: How to write essays and reports
Academic writing III: Vocabulary and style
Alternative genres of academic communication

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term2,4	Term2,4
Melbourne	N/A	Term2,4
Online	Summer Term Term2,4	Summer Term Term2,4
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby	N/A	Term2
Perth	N/A	Term2,4
Sydney	N/A	Term2,4

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:

Access, evaluate and disseminate information online

Use academic bibliographic conventions of citation and referencing

Demonstrate understanding of the genre conventions of academic essays and reports

Communicate effectively and ethically in academic writing: Summarising, paraphrasing, quoting and using respectful academic language

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Short written response	40%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Short written response	40%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Short written response	40%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Short written response	40%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Short written response	40%
Report	50%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Short written response	40%
Report	50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

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Prescribed Texts

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Prescribed Texts

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