Communication and Literacy

Course aim

To enable students to manage the demands of literacy in a critical manner in a university environment.

Course content

Critical reading, thinking and analysis; perspective and impact; context, purpose and function of texts; structure and organisation of academic texts; opinion, fact, evidence, argument processing text eg summarising, synthesising, comparing, evaluating; developing cohesion and coherence; drafting, editing and redrafting.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
Supported study session	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	N/A 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

Guided Critical review, Independent Critical review, Mindmap and Reading Logs , Participation, Personal Responses to Background Readings

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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.