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Unit Synopsis
On completion of this unit students should be able to apply the reading, thinking and writing skills necessary for academic purposes utilising appropriate grammar and writing patterns. Students are familiarised with the stages of the writing process and assisted to apply a range of associated learning strategies. In addition, students develop strategies to plan and write paragraphs, using academic language and conventions. They are introduced to research, note-taking and referencing skills for this purpose. They are also encouraged to examine their own worldviews, and those of others, and to develop critical thinking skills. Students have the opportunity to participate in online discussion forums to support their learning. The unit culminates with students planning and writing an academic essay, using independent research skills acquired throughout the unit. Reflective practice is integral to the unit and this enables students to consider the connection between their personal learning journey and the unit outcomes.
Details
| Level | Non-award |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | Not Applicable |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Non-award unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 50% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Teaching team
Students benefit from reflective practice and guidance on the use of feedback.
Add the requirement of a guided short reflection to the final assessment so students can reflect on their previous feedback and how they have applied it.
A short guided reflection has been added to the final assessment, encouraging deeper engagement with feedback and supporting academic integrity through reflection on the learning and writing process.
Source: Teaching team
Students value active public forums that provide opportunities to ask questions and communicate with other students and tutors.
Update and streamline the Student Forum on Moodle.
The Student Forum on Moodle has been updated and streamlined to enhance usability, encouraging more meaningful peer interaction and fostering a stronger learning community.
Source: Teaching team
Students value assessment rubrics that are clear and that support skill development across the term.
Update and align the Assessment 2 and Assessment 3 rubrics.
The rubrics for Assessments 2 and 3 have been updated and aligned, ensuring a more consistent marker feedback approach across the two assessments and clearer student expectations.
Source: Unit Coordinators and teaching team
Students value practical guidance that enables them to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) confidently and ethically in their assessments.
Create a one-page, student-friendly pamphlet guide to using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in assessments, including sample prompts and clear academic integrity guidelines.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinators and teaching team
Students value engaging research topics that support access to reliable sources and structured writing.
Trial two new research topics that are current, and designed for use of accessible sources and distinct subtopics for paragraphing.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinators and teaching team
Students value clear, concise rules and reminders that help them avoid unintentional breaches of academic integrity.
Update Academic Integrity breach warnings on assessments and add a “3 Simple Rules for AI Use” infographic in the unit Moodle site.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Use appropriate grammar and writing patterns
- Produce writing pieces according to audience and purpose using writing frameworks
- Apply reading and note-taking frameworks and strategies to develop referenced academic paragraphs
- Evaluate relevant, scholarly research to support academic writing
- Record citation details according to referencing conventions
- Use planning frameworks to produce a conventionally structured and referenced academic essay
- Develop competence in the use of the online learning management system
- Reflect on new ideas and their relationship to personal worldviews and academic learning.
On completion of this unit students should be able to apply the reading, thinking and writing skills necessary for academic purposes utilising appropriate grammar and writing patterns. Students are familiarised with the stages of the writing process and assisted to apply a range of associated learning strategies. In addition, students develop strategies to plan and write paragraphs, using academic language and conventions. They are introduced to research, note-taking and referencing skills for this purpose. They are also encouraged to examine their own worldviews, and those of others, and to develop critical thinking skills. Students have the opportunity to participate in online discussion forums to support their learning. The unit culminates with students planning and writing an academic essay, using independent research skills acquired throughout the unit. Reflective practice is integral to the unit and this enables students to consider the connection between their personal learning journey and the unit outcomes.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Self Management | • | • | • | |||||
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | |||||
| 4 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | ||||||
| 5 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 6 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 7 - Cross-Cultural Competence | • | • | • | |||||
| 8 - Ethical Practice | • | • | • | • | ||||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||