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ATS1369

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 22 November 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitSchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences, Gippsland
OfferedBerwick First semester 2013 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2013 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Peninsula First semester 2013 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2013 (Day)
South Africa Second semester 2013 (Day)
South Africa Summer semester B 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Stuart Levy

Notes

Previously coded TSD1611

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.

Outcomes

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

Written work: 65% (2500 words)
2 hours exam: 35%

Chief examiner(s)

Stuart Levy

Prohibitions

GSC1611, DFS1611, DTS1611, TSD1611