Unit of Study UNIP0001 UniStart (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Enabling Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

SCU College
Placement

No

Co-requisites

be admitted to 9500002 - UniStart for Schools

Unit description

Unistart for Schools consists of a single unit of study which accounts for 120 student work hours. The unit has been designed to prepare Year 12 students for study at Southern Cross University and to learn about university expectations. Through a problem-based approach the unit introduces students to the culture of academic enquiry and the conventions of written communication at university, while learning how to balance competing commitments. The unit aims to develop student’s understanding of, and skills in, critical thinking and analysis, academic reading, academic writing, academic integrity, information literacy, research and self-management skills.

Unit content

Introduction to learning at university
Principles of academic integrity
Self-management and project management skills and strategies
Finding and evaluating sources
Critical reading and thinking
Gathering and analysing data
Reporting and presenting results
Academic writing, academic arguments, and academic voice

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Year Long	N/A
Gold Coast	Year Long	N/A
Lismore	Year Long	N/A
Online	Year Long	N/A

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 an understanding of the culture of writing in a university context

Apply independent learning and self- management strategies to studies

Undertake and manage guided research and enquiry

Apply principles of academic integrity to individual academic practices

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hrs (15 weeks)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Annotated bibliography	30%
Report	20%
Report	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hrs (15 weeks)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Annotated bibliography	30%
Report	20%
Report	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hrs (15 weeks)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Annotated bibliography	30%
Report	20%
Report	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hrs (15 weeks)

Assessment
Quiz	10%
Annotated bibliography	30%
Report	20%
Report	40%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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