Unit of Study UNIP1005 Issues and Enquiry in Arts and Business (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Enabling Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

SCU College
Placement

No

Unit description

Explores the nature of issues and are introduced to the critical enquiry methods required in the context of Arts and Business Studies. Students will learn how to write a report and communicate their explanations and conclusions.

Unit content

The unit consists of six modules:

Thinking critically about issues
Examining issues through reports
The issue of sustainability
Sustainability perspectives
Sustainability initiatives
Conclusions and recommendations

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Summer Term Term2,4	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:

critically examine and evaluate an issue from diverse perspectives within the arts and business context.

demonstrate an understanding of the conventions of academic writing.

reflect on and demonstrate the incorporation of feedback.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	20%
Report	35%
Report	45%

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Domestic

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