Academic Skills 1

Course aim

To develop students’ personal research, study and communication skills in Standard English and to improve students’ numeracy skills.

Course content

Introduction to research and study skills, communicating, writing and reading in English and basic Mathematical skills and knowledge necessary to equip students for success both within the course and for work in the classroom.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (On-going coursework conducted off campus in the student's home community)	N/A x N/A

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

Assessment

Basic research exercises, Exercises - maths and numeracy skills, Exercises - note taking, summarising and paraphrasing, On-line research tasks, Oral presentations - in English, Written exercises - standard English grammar/ vocabulary, Written presentations - range of genres

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.083
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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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.