Academic Skills 2

Course aim

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

Course content

Extension of research and study skills, communicating writing and reading in English and Mathematical skills at a more advanced level to equip students for success both in their study and in their work in the classroom.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
TEDU 1013	Academic Skills 1

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

Exercise - on-line research skills, Exercises - research skills, Exercises - group mathematical experiences, Exercises - note taking, summarising and paraphrasing, Maintain journal -English texts read, details and responses, Oral presentations - standard English, Written / oral exercises - mathematics/numeracy skills, Written exercises - standard English grammar/vocab, 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)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
How to determine your Commonwealth Supported course fee. (Opens new window)

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
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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.