Developing Academic Skills

Course aim

To introduce the skills, learning strategies and habits of mind to students new to a university environment for success in their future Bachelor level studies. This course will also support students to build a study and career plan for their future.

Course content

This course prepares students for university study by developing self-directed, independent learning skills relevant to the contemporary university environment. Students will create a personal toolkit of effective learning strategies by engaging in individual and group-based activities to build reading comprehension, academic and information literacy skills as well as exploring future study and career pathways.

Textbook(s)

Grellier, J., Goerke, B., & Fielding, K. 2021, Communications toolkit , 5th edn, Cengage, South Melbourne, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Online (Lecture recordings)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Online (Lecture recordings)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Online (Lecture recordings)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
Online (Lecture recordings)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Online (Learning activities)	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, PORT LINCOLN
Online (Lecture recordings)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CEDUNA
Online (Lecture recordings)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, ONLINE SCHEDULED CLASS
Online (Lecture recordings)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial (Virtual Workshop)	3 hours x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Learning log/Journal, Presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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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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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.