Leader: Dr Stuart Levy

Offered

Berwick First semester 2008 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2008 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Leongatha First semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit is designed to introduce students to the nature and requirements of university study and encourages them to demystify the practices and requirements they will confront in their first year. It provides students with a range of specific and identifiable capacities that are essential for undergraduate study. The thematic content is unified around a consideration of the relationships between the learner, the university's requirements and the expectations of students. Students are introduced to the traditions of university scholarship and the changing culture of scholarship. Particular emphasis is given to the importance of independent learning in university studies.

Objectives

After successfully completing this unit, students will:

1. understand the centrality of critical thinking in university scholarship;
2. be able to employ relevant theoretical and practical knowledge in a range of skills central to university learning, including critical reading and writing;
3. have an appreciation of the skills necessary to maximise their learning from lectures, tutorials and teaching materials;
4. be able to produce essays and reports that present a critical argument and adhere to the standard conventions of academic presentation;
5. demonstrate the development of sound examination techniques.

Assessment

Tutorial attendance and preparation: 10%
Essay (1000 words): 20%
Essay (1500 words): 35%
Examination (2 hours): 35%

Prohibitions

GSC1611, DFS1611