MA1022 - Essential Maths

Credit points:	03
Year:	2015
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Learning, Teaching & Student Engagement

In <i>Introductory University Maths</i>, you will develop mathematical knowledge, conceptual understanding and skills through investigative and explorative approaches to learning. These approaches provide opportunities for you to work individually, as well as collaboratively and cooperatively in teams. This subject is designed in ways that encourage you to develop positive and productive attitudes towards mathematics. You will participate in learning experiences that have relevance to you personally and to a range of work contexts and possible future study pathways. <i>Introductory University Maths</i> involves the study of Functional Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Applied Geometry and Statistics and Probability.

Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of this subject, you will be able to: Interpret and use appropriate mathematical terminology, symbols and conventions;
• Access, select, manipulate and apply mathematical rules, formula and procedures;
• Interpret, clarify, analyse, model and solve problems;
• Justify the reasonableness of results obtained through the use of technology, and justify conclusions , solutions or propositions through logical explanations and sequences in everyday language and/or mathematical language;
• Analyse, organise and communicate information via written, symbolic, pictorial and graphical forms, for different purposes and audiences.

Assumed Knowledge:	Students will be expected to have basic numeracy skills.
Prerequisites:	Available only to students enrolled in <i>Diploma of Higher Education (stream of study)</i>

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 26-Mar-2015
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Mal Cockburn.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	problem solving task (% - 35%); project/report (35%) (% - 35%); school-administered final exam (% - 30%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 27-Aug-2015
Coord/Lect:	Mr Mal Cockburn.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (% - 40%); post-tests (first of three; supervised test with no calculator allowed) (% - 12%); written task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); final seven post tests (done on-line) (% - 28%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 26-Mar-2015
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Dan Christian.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	problem solving task (% - 35%); project/report (35%) (% - 35%); school-administered final exam (% - 30%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 27-Aug-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Mal Cockburn
Lecturer:	Mr Dan Christian.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (% - 40%); post-tests (first of three; supervised test with no calculator allowed) (% - 12%); written task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); final seven post-tests (done on-line) (% - 28%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 09-Apr-2015
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Hai Wei Ng.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	problem solving task (% - 35%); project/report (35%) (% - 35%); school-administered final exam (% - 30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 30-Jul-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Mal Cockburn
Lecturer:	Mr Hai Wei Ng.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (% - 40%); post-tests (first of three; supervised test with no calculator allowed) (% - 12%); written task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); final seven post-tests (done on-line) (% - 28%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 26-Nov-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Mal Cockburn
Lecturer:	Mr Hai Wei Ng.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (% - 40%); post-tests (first of three; supervised test with no calculator allowed) (% - 12%); written task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); final seven post-tests (done on-line) (% - 28%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 13-Aug-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Mal Cockburn
Lecturer:	Mr Brett Vance.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (% - 40%); post-tests (first of three; supervised test with no calculator allowed) (% - 12%); written task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); final seven post-tests (done on-line) (% - 28%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 10-Dec-2015
Coordinator:	Mr Mal Cockburn
Lecturer:	Mr Brett Vance.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (% - 40%); post-tests (first of three; supervised test with no calculator allowed) (% - 12%); written task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); final seven post-tests (done on-line) (% - 28%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 02-Apr-2015
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Brett Vance.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	problem solving task (% - 35%); project/report (35%) (% - 35%); school-administered final exam (% - 30%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.