MA1022 - Essential Maths

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Learning, Teaching & Student Engagement

In <i>Essential 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>Essential Maths</i> involves the study of Functional Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Applied Geometry and Statistics.

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;
• Analyse, organise and communicate information via written, symbolic, pictorial and graphical forms, for different purposes and audiences;
• 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.

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 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshops
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Dan Christian.
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshops
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Dan Christian.
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshops
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Hai Wei Ng.
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshops
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 11-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Hai Wei Ng.
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshops
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Hai Wei Ng.
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshops
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Face to face teaching (Limited Attendance Mode)
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Face to face teaching (Limited Attendance Mode)
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 11-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Brett Vance.
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshops
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Brett Vance.
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshops
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Carol Conway
Lecturer:	Mr Brett Vance.
Contact hours:	52 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 x 2 hour workshops
Assessment:	post-tests (% - 40%); written mathematical concept task (% - 10%); learning portfolio (% - 10%); school-administered final exam (% - 40%).

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.