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Area/Catalogue
EDUC 1118

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Course Level

globe-earth-geography

Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
175070

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.

Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Education Futures

Course aim

To introduce the skill of academic writing to students who are new to the university learning environment with a focus on research and information literacy, writing conventions, essay writing structure and academic integrity. The course also aims to build learning strategies, study and career plans for the student’s future.

Course content

This course develops students writing skills for a range of academic purposes. They will gain skills in research and information literacy, identifying credible sources of information, structure and writing conventions, making and supporting an argument and using academic referencing conventions. They will learn oral presentation skills and develop confidence to present their writing to others and investigate future study and career opportunities.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Tutorial 2 x 10
Online (Virtual Lecture) 1 x 10

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


Assessment

Portfolio

Fees

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