| Effective Term: | 2022/17 |
| Institute / School : | Global Professional School |
| Unit Title: | Academic and Communication Skills B |
| Unit ID: | GPFSP1102 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 120199 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
The Academic and Communication Skills B course is the continuation of using Australian English to meet the demands of further academic study. The course aims to extend the students’ knowledge, skills and application learnt in Academic and Communication Skills A. Students will be assessed on their ability to apply their skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking and their application to various academic assessment types. The key focus of this course is the application of academic writing techniques to various forms of academic assessment.
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| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory |  | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Understand the importance and application of literacy and numeracy in academic writing. |
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| K2. | Understand English text and how to respond to various academic assessment types. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate an appropriate level of reading, writing, listening and speaking English skills for Higher Education academic purposes. |
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| S2. | Analyse various text types with various global contexts, social progress and industry needs in higher education constructs. |
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| S3. | Analyse roles, responsibilities and expectations in an international higher education context and apply understandings to a range of activities. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply academic writing skills including spelling, punctuation, and syntax of standard Australian English in various academic contexts. |
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| A2. | Apply knowledge of academic integrity and performance expectations to a range of assessment practices featured in higher degree programs. |
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| Unit Content: |
The content may cover:
- Higher level of reading, writing, listening and speaking English
- Use academic writing skills including spelling, punctuation, and syntax of Standard Australian English
- Application of English language within Essay and report writing
- Understanding text and how to respond to various academic assessment criteria
- Global contexts, social progress and industry needs of higher learning
- Structure of higher education institutions and expectations of course administrators, academics, tutors, and peers, subject specific orientations and discourse areas
- Presentations, and activities to promote early engagement in higher learning contexts
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| Values: |
| V1. | Develop the ability to work responsibly, independently and in collaboration with others. |
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| V2. | Develop Intercultural and professional communication skills. |
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| V3. | Values the processes and procedures for collaborative project work including decision making processes, discussion processes, problem solving and creative applications. |
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| V4. | Develop strategies and skills for academic and cultural transitions. |
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| The Federation University graduate attributes (GA) are entrenched in the Higher Education Graduate Attributes Policy (LT1228).Federation University Australia graduates develop these graduate attributes through their engagement in explicit learning and teaching and assessment tasks that are embedded in all Federation Courses. Graduate attribute attainment typically follows an incremental development process mapped through Course progression. One or more graduate attributes must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each Federation University Australia Unit, and all attributes must be directly assessed in each Course. |
| Graduate attribute and descriptor | Development and acquisition of GAs in the Unit | Learning outcomes
(KSA) | Assessment task
(AT#) | GA 1
Thinkers | Our graduates are curious, reflective and critical. Able to analyse the world in a way that generates valued insights, they are change makers seeking and creating new solutions. | K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | AT1, AT3, AT4 | GA 2
Innovators | Our graduates have ideas and are able to realise their dreams. They think and act creatively to achieve and inspire positive change. | K1, S2, S3, A2 | AT1 | GA 3
Citizens | Our graduates engage in socially and culturally appropriate ways to advance individual, community and global well-being. They are socially and environmentally aware, acting ethically, equitably and compassionately. | N/A | N/A | GA 4
Communicators | Our graduates create, exchange, impart and convey information, ideas, and concepts effectively. They are respectful, inclusive and empathetic towards their audience, and express thoughts, feelings and information in ways that help others to understand. | K2, S1, A2 | AT2 | GA 5
Leaders | Our graduates display and promote positive behaviours, and aspire to make a difference. They act with integrity, are receptive to alternatives and foster sustainable and resilient practices. | K1, K2, S2, S3, A2 | AT1, AT2, AT3, AT4 |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Focus on the skills of reading and writing | Project | 30-40% | | 2. | K2, S1, A2 | Focus on the skills of speaking and listening | Presentation | 20-30% | | 3. | K1, K2, S1, A1, A2 | Commence the process of academic writing | Annotated Bibliography | 20-30% | | 4. | K1, K2, S1, S3, A1 | Application to demonstrate understanding of course related topics | Test | 20-30% |
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