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Area/Catalogue
INFS 5073

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
101635

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences

Course aim

To provide students with academic writing and research skills, information and academic literacies, and the ability to apply these within a professional context.

Course content

Database searching; internet searching; information literacy; referencing; paraphrasing; plagiarism; professional behaviour and ethics; academic behaviour and ethics; academic writing; professional writing; research ethics; career planning; career management.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture 2 hours x 4 weeks
Computer Practical 2 hours x 2 weeks
Workshop 2 hours x 11 weeks

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


Assessment

Individual annotated bibliography, Individual career development, Individual technical report, Team conference paper

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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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
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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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.

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