Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Kurongkurl Katitjin

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• Unit Title

  Skills for Tertiary Learning 1

• Unit Code

  ABB1128

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

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Description

This unit encourages students to reflect and monitor their learning processes as they progress through the course. The unit provides a strong focus on enhancing skills for university study, including learning strategies, oral and written communication skills, research skills, critical thinking and assignment writing strategies. The unit incorporates information technology as a tool for learning. These skills are taught concurrently in other units.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply skills in reading for meaning, note taking and summarising skills at an introductory level.
2. Articulate and demonstrate understanding of the importance of effective approaches to study, analysing personal study habits.
3. Demonstrate academic essay writing skills: including an awareness of referencing protocols, ethics, rigour in academic writing, a range of appropriate essay structures and requirements of standard English in academic writing.
4. Describe own ideas and other writers' ideas represented in text.
5. Identify and utilise different types of information gathering skills.
6. Participate and share ideas and understanding of their learning in a group context.
7. Select relevant information from two or more sources.

Unit Content

1. Academic essay writing.
2. Critical analysis.
3. Group work.
4. In-text and end-text referencing.
5. Reading, note taking and summarising.
6. Research and library skills.
7. Time management.
8. Tutorial preparation and presentation.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, guest speakers, videos, tutorials, interactive workshops. Where possible, Indigenous positions and writings will be used as core learning materials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• ^ Grellier, J., & Goerke, V. (2010). Communication skills toolkit. (2nd ed.). South Melbourne: Cengage Learning Australia. Note: Dictionary and Thesaurus.
• ^ Dictionary and Thesaurus.
• Haley, A., & Malcolm X. (1964). A 'homemade education' from the autobiography of Malcolm X. In E.C. Long (2009) Resources for writers with readings. (3rd ed.). USA: Longman Pearson.
• Andersson, B., Beveridge, A., & Jacob, K. (2010). A guide to assessments and skills in SCA. (6th ed.). Perth: Edith Cowan University. Note: Dictionary and Thesaurus.
• National Museum of Australia (2010). Yiwarra kuju: The Canning Stock Route. Canberra: National Museum of Australia Press.
• Wallace, A., Schirato,T., & Bright, P. (1999). Beginning university: Thinking, researching and writing for success. St Leonards NSW: Allen & Unwin.
• Rolls, N., & Wignell, P. (2009). Communicating at university: Skills for success. Darwin: Charles Darwin University Press.

Journal References

• The Australian journal of Indigenous education. Note: Dictionary and Thesaurus.
• Ngoojook: Batchekor journal of Aboriginal education.

^ Mandatory reference

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