Overview

This unit develops students’ understanding of, and skills for, learning at university. Using substantive knowledge areas such as the sociology of education and interdisciplinary analysis of ‘knowledge’ as case studies, students will better understand academic practices and knowledge production, in order to develop good academic practice. They will use these skills to augment their studies in all discipline areas and be able to apply them in the workplace.

Requisites

Equivalent units
COM10003 Learning and Communicating Online

AND

COM10001 - Learning and Communication Behaviour

COM10006 Academic Literacies:Learning and Communicating Practices

EDU10026 Introduction to Academic Language, Literacy and Numeracy in Education

SOC10009 Academic Literacies: Situating University Knowledge

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Undertake enquiry-based learning and problem solving
  • Apply academic skills in essay writing
  • Search for and identify appropriate sources for assignments
  • Engage critically with academic topics, theories and debates, demonstrating logical and creative thinking and reasoning
  • Communicate effectively with relevant audiences using spoken and written communication skills
  • Understand the impact of social, historical and political influences on the production of knowledge

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Lecture (asynchronous)		 1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Class		 2.00  12 weeks  24
Specified Activities
Various		 2.80  10 weeks  28
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 7.17  12 weeks  86
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Essay 1Individual 30% 1,2,3,4,5 
Essay 2Individual 40% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
Portfolio of WorksheetsIndividual 30% 1,3,4,5 

Content

  • Academic enquiry
  • Creating knowledge and investigating problems
  • Using library resources and finding sources online
  • Using, testing and applying theory
  • Making an argument
  • Communicating your academic argument and drawing on sources
  • Language skills
  • The context of knowledge production and use
  • Using feedback effectively

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.