units

ATS2490

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 18 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
OfferedCaulfield First semester 2014 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Andrew Johnson; Dr Matthew Piscioneri

Notes

Previously coded ENH2185

Synopsis

This unit aims to develop students' professional communication capabilities, to assist students to apply knowledge and skills from an academic context to workplaces, and for students who have underataken ATS1298, to refine the language and communication abilities learned in the first year unit.

The unit will focus on the production of extended documents in genres used in workplaces, particularly tenders, submissions, proposals, grant applications, instruction manuals, position papers, project reports and accompanying documentation. It is aimed at developing students' workplace communication, professional English and research abilities within and beyond the academic world.

Outcomes

On successful completion, the student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of grammar and professional style;
  2. Show an understanding of the principles of document design and graphic communication of information;
  3. Write a tender/proposal/ submission/ grant document for a competitive bidding/ funding application;
  4. Write sound documentation for instructions/ manuals, based on usability criteria;
  5. Write a position paper which coherently presents an organizational standpoint on an issue or policy;
  6. Reinforce the message of a written document with a spoken presentation.

Assessment

Test (1-hour): 15%
Written assignments (5000 words): 70%
Class presentation: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Andrew Johnson; Dr Matthew Piscioneri

Workload requirements

One 2-hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Arts electives

Prohibitions

ATS3490