Communication: Rhetoric and Reasoning L

Course aim

To develop students’ skills in thinking, writing and speaking English in academic and professional situations with particular emphasis on identifying, analysing and evaluating points of view and argument.

Course content

The principles and processes of composing and editing spoken and written communication for personal, professional and academic purposes, including citation rules. Applying criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of spoken and written communication. Writing appropriately for purpose and audience.

Textbook(s)

Cockcroft, R & Cockcroft SM 2005, Persuading people: an introduction to rhetoric, 2nd, Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop (Cluster Group Workshop)	1 hour x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Tutorial	2 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop (Cluster Group Workshop)	2 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Academic summary/précis of a small number of articles, First critique essay assignment, Second critique essay assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.