Unit of Study UNIP1002 Communicating at University (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Enabling Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

SCU College
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to the culture of academic enquiry and the conventions of written communication at university. The skills developed in this unit focus on critical thinking and analysis, academic reading, academic writing, academic integrity, information literacy and research skills.

Unit content

Role of evidence in the culture of writing in the university context
Reading and summarising
- Question analysis
- Efficient reading
- Readings from different genres
- Paraphrasing, summarising and quoting
- Referencing
Preparation to write an essay
- Searching for, evaluating and comprehending sources
- What is an essay?
- Essay plan - Writing an essay
- Structure of an essay and the nature of building an argument
- Writing introduction, paragraphs, conclusion and reference list
- Reflecting on academic essay writing.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term1,3,5	N/A
Gold Coast	Term1,3,5	N/A
Lismore	Term1,3,5	N/A
Online	Term1,3,5	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

Organise, synthesise and critically evaluate research using academic conventions

Plan and write an academic essay

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	15%
Plan	40%
Essay	45%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	15%
Plan	40%
Essay	45%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	15%
Plan	40%
Essay	45%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	15%
Plan	40%
Essay	45%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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