Microcredential Summary
Research is an important part of all higher education studies. This online micro-credential will explore how to approach research and provides guidelines on how to effectively plan your research tasks and locate scholarly sources. This micro-credential will introduce you to the RAOC (Relevance, Authority, Objectivity, Currency) framework to refine your searches and determine if researched sources are suitable for academic purposes.
Students who successfully complete the CQUniversity School of Access Education's Preparation Skills for University set of 9 micro-credentials, may receive a unit exemption from the equivalent CL03 Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) unit with CQUniversity.
To be eligible for this exemption, students must have completed:
1. Effective Study Habits for Higher Education
2. Personality Types and Learning Styles
3. Critical Thinking
4. Finding and Evaluating Scholarly Research
5. Effective Note-Taking and Paraphrasing
6. Enhancing your Oral Presentation Skills
7. Assessment Strategies and Brain-Based Learning
8. Clever Career Planning
9. Preparing for Success in Higher Education: Assessment Module.
This online micro-credential provides a digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Our micro-credentials are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Requirements - To Be Eligible
For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.
Entry RequirementsThere are no specific entry requirements
Our micro-credentials are available for anyone to access. You do not have to be a CQUniversity student.
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Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations
Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a Digital Badge and a Certificate of Completion.
Students who successfully complete the set of 9 micro-credentials* developed from the unit SKIL40025 Preparation Skills for University, (which forms part of the Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) CL03), may be eligible for exemption, pending all other entry requirements to the Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) CL03 are being met, as automatic entry will not apply.
*Includes the following micro-credentials:
1. Effective Study Habits for Higher Education
2. Personality Types and Learning Styles
3. Critical Thinking
4. Finding and Evaluating Scholarly Research
5. Effective Note-Taking and Paraphrasing
6. Enhancing your Oral Presentation Skills
7. Assessment Strategies and Brain-Based Learning
8. Clever Career Planning
9. Preparing for Success in Higher Education: Assessment Module.
15 hours online self-paced learning.
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Assessment Information
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1. Evaluate sources by applying the Relevance, Authority, Objectivity, Currency (RAOC) framework
2. Compare research approaches using online platforms including Google Scholar, CQUniversity Library and Research databases to find academic sources.