Unit Synopsis
Fundamental Mathematics for University introduces foundational concepts, rules and methods of elementary mathematics. You will complete regular module reviews and use the feedback to develop a unified body of knowledge in the fundamentals of mathematics. Topics include operations, percentages, introductory algebra, simple equation solving, exponents, linear equations, introductory statistics, and units and conversions. This provides a foundation for further study in mathematics and a broad range of other academic disciplines.
Details
| Level | Non-award |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | Not Applicable |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| 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 |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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 | 0% |
| 2. Take Home Exam | 40% |
| 3. Take Home Exam | 60% |
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%).
Past Exams
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This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.11% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.33% response rate.
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: Staff Comments
Some students are attempting assessments before completing the textbook activities, thereby missing out on valuable learning.
Review assessments to encourage or require students to complete the activities in the textbook before attempting assessments.
It was stressed to students by all staff that textbook activities must be completed. Assessment review is continuing.
Source: Staff Comments
Students liked the ability to attempt the module review quizzes multiple times.
Continue to enhance the bank of quiz questions to allow multiple attempts.
Several new questions have been added to the bank.
Source: Unit Evaluations
Students generally liked the instructional videos, but noted that more examples are needed for the applied questions.
Complete a review of all instructional video resources. Based on this review, upgrade and add new instructional video resources. Continue to record live classes and make them available via Moodle.
Some new videos were recorded and added to the resources. Live classes were recorded and placed on Moodie.
Source: Unit Evaluations
Positive student comments on the overall structure of the unit, including the content and structure of the Moodle site.
Continue with the current structure of the unit and the Moodle site.
Continued with the current structure of the unit and the Moodie site.
Source: Staff comments
Some students use techniques and methods not taught in the unit, which can indicate a breach of academic integrity.
Specify in the unit materials and in staff communications that students must present their answers using the methods/communication outlined in the MATH40237 Moodle site or risk being awarded a mark of zero.
In Progress
Source: Unit evaluations
Some students commented positively on content that is relevant to their future studies.
Review unit content to identify if more examples from a range of disciplines can be included.
In Progress
Source: Unit evaluations
Some students had trouble understanding feedback on assessments.
Trial video feedback on module reviews and assessment tests.
In Progress
Source: Student comments
Students liked the ability to attempt the module review quizzes multiple times.
Continue to enhance the bank of quiz questions to allow multiple attempts.
In Progress
Source: Unit evaluations
Positive student comments on the overall structure of the unit, including the content and structure of the Moodie site.
Continue with the current structure of the unit and the Moodie site.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Recall fundamental mathematical concepts and techniques such as operations, percentages, introductory algebra, simple equation solving, exponents, linear equations, introductory statistics and units and conversions.
- Apply appropriate mathematical techniques
- Develop solutions to applied mathematical problems
- Reflect on assessment to improve mathematical comprehension
- Analyse information using mathematical techniques
- Communicate mathematical solutions.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Take Home Exam | • | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Take Home Exam | • • | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Self Management | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | |||
| 5 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 6 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | |||
| 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 - Take Home Exam | • | • | • | • | ||||||