Undergraduate - UnitEDF1010 - Learning in a university context

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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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Berwick First semester 2014 (Day) Peninsula First semester 2014 (Day) Clayton Trimester 2 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Wendy Goff (Berwick); Mr John Pardy (Clayton); Dr Timothy Fish (Peninsula)

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the requirements of university study. It provides students with a range of specific capabilities that are essential for engaged and successful undergraduate study. The unit content is arranged around the relationships between the learner, the university's requirements and the expectations of students. Students are introduced to the rigours of university learning and the ranges of scholarly traditions and practices. Emphasis is given to the importance of independent learning in university studies.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

understand the tenets of university scholarship
employ relevant theoretical and practical knowledge in a range of skills central to university learning, including critical reading and writing
exercise the skills necessary to maximise their learning from lectures, tutorials and teaching materials
produce essays and reports that present a critical argument and adhere to the conventions of academic presentation.

Assessment

Written work (2500 words, 55%)
Tutorial presentation (1500 words equivalent, 45%)

Chief examiner(s)

Mr John Pardy

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

one 2-hour lecture per week
one 90 minute tutorial per week

(b.) Additional requirements:

independent study to make up the minimum required hours per week