WRIT11021 - University English

General Information

Unit Synopsis

One of the most important sets of skills students develop at University is the capacity to write well and to argue convincingly through soundly prepared research and scholarly material. This unit is designed to develop students' skills in academic writing within the University context. Students will undertake training in the gathering, organisation and compilatiion of material for the preparation and writing of academic essays and associated formats. Throughout the unit, students will be set various writing and research tasks, and will be trained in the effective use of library and other resources.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2025

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2025

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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate 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 25%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Written Assessment 25%
4. Group Discussion 10%

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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2014 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 54.55% response rate.

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. create written materials using acquired skills in preparation, organisation and compilation of academic writing in a university context
  2. provide practical examples and situated opportunities for you to gain these skills
  3. articulate the use of academic writing skills through the production of essays which will be provided with instructional feedback.

Welcome to University English (WRIT11021). This unit will provide you with general skills in essay writing. There will also be a focus on writing for different audiences and in a variety of genres. You will be guided through a series of instructions on how to write an essay, how to research an essay topic and how to present your research in a coherent and competent manner. You will be given plenty of opportunities to develop your own essay writing skills by attending to these instructions and by applying them to specific writing tasks. You will also be instructed in research and referencing skills, as well as library use. All of these skills are essential for developing and writing a good academic essay.

These skills will also be useful in a range of workplace contexts, providing you with a broader competence in the analysis and organisation of work-related tasks and critical evaluation of information.

This unit contributes towards the development in students of the CQU Generic qualities, skills and attributes (see http://learning.cqu.edu.au/lt_resources/gen_skills.htm).

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • •
4 - Group Discussion • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Communication • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy • •
5 - Team Work • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
4 - Group Discussion • • • • • •