School: Academic Pathway Programs

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Learning Skills
  • Unit Code

    UPU0001
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Suzanne SHARP

Description

University students require a broad range of academic study and Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills. In this unit, students are exposed to learning skills used by tertiary students which they may utilise in other units of study in UPC and are comprehensively trained in ICT systems and applications used at ECU. This unit promotes independent and collaborative learning techniques via individual and group learning experiences designed to prepare students for successful undergraduate level study.

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course type 10, 23 or 30

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded UPC0001, UTC0001

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Understand university expectations of students and student responsibilities (eg. email).
  2. Develop and use effective time management strategies in an academic environment.
  3. Use contemporary technologies to organise, evaluate and manage student research and learning.
  4. Evaluate different approaches to learning.
  5. Evaluate future options for study and assistance at ECU.
  6. Work effectively in small interactive groups and reflect upon this process.
  7. Mastering oral presentations and oral feedback.

Unit Content

  1. Time Management Strategies.
  2. University ICT skills and Learning Management Systems.
  3. Strategies for learning.
  4. Employability and career planning.
  5. Reflective writing.
  6. Strategies for oral presentations.
  7. Guidelines and strategies for oral presentations and oral feedback.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour lab13 x 2 hour lab13 x 2 hour lab
Semester 113 x 1 hour lecture13 x 1 hour lecture13 x 1 hour lecture
Summer7 x 2 hour labNot Offered7 x 2 hour lab
Summer7 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered7 x 1 hour lecture

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio Exercises50%
PresentationReflective Oral Presentation50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio Exercises50%
PresentationReflective Oral Presentation50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Grellier, J., & Goerke, V. (2018). Communications toolkit (4., pp. xv, 355). South Melbourne, Vic: Cengage Learning Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1011492868
  • Grellier, J., & Goerke, V. (2018). Communications toolkit (4., pp. xv, 355). South Melbourne, Vic: Cengage Learning Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1011492868

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Academic Pathway Programs

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Learning Skills
  • Unit Code

    UPU0001
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Miss Lisa Kellee DUFFY

Description

University students require a broad range of academic study and Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills. In this unit, students are exposed to learning skills used by tertiary students which they may utilise in other units of study in UPC and are comprehensively trained in ICT systems and applications used at ECU. This unit promotes independent and collaborative learning techniques via individual and group learning experiences designed to prepare students for successful undergraduate level study.

Co-Requisite Rule

Must be enrolled in course type 10, 23 or 30

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Use appropriate learning strategies to organise and manage learning in an academic environment.
  2. Use professional communication and teamwork skills for effective participation in small interactive group learning activities.
  3. Deliver an effective oral presentation demonstrating effective use of technology and reflective practice.

Unit Content

  1. Time management strategies.
  2. University ICT skills and Learning Management Systems.
  3. Strategies for learning.
  4. Employability and career planning.
  5. Reflective writing.
  6. Strategies for oral presentations.

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio Exercises50%
PresentationReflective Oral Presentation50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPortfolio Exercises50%
PresentationReflective Oral Presentation50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Grellier, J., & Goerke, V. (2018). Communications toolkit (4., pp. xv, 355). South Melbourne, Vic: Cengage Learning Australia. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1011492868

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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