CU1022 - Developing Academic Skills

Credit points:	03
Year:	2017
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Division of Tropical Environments & Societies

Available only to students enrolled in <i>Diploma of Higher Education (stream of study).</i>

<i>Developing Academic Skills</i> allows you to develop the learning, thinking, critical reading and writing and time management skills that are required for rigorous study in a university context. The subject aims to facilitate the process of orientation and transition into academic teaching and learning cultures in a range of disciplines. You will develop learning skills relevant to the contemporary university environment to maximise learning from future lectures, tutorials and online subject materials. You will learn to plan and develop responses to a range of assessment tasks, and develop skills to prepare a range of written and oral tasks required in a university environment. Through actively engaging in planning, monitoring and evaluating your own learning, you will develop confidence in your own ability to be successful in higher education studies. There will be a strong emphasis on the importance of independent learning for successful university studies.

Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of this subject, you will be able to: Identify, analyse, synthesize and evaluate information, claims and evidence from a range of texts and sources for specific academic purposes;
• Communicate information, ideas, arguments and solutions in a clear and logical way using appropriate academic and referencing conventions;
• Demonstrate the ability to be a self-directed and independent learner through application of knowledge and academic literacy, digital literacy and numeracy skills;
• Demonstrate autonomy, judgment, accountability and responsibility to complete a range of higher education activities within broad but established parameters;
• Manage personal development and evaluate future study/career pathways.

Assumed Knowledge:	English language and numeracy proficiency to experience success in foundational university study.
Prerequisites:	Available only to students enrolled in <i>Diploma of Higher Education (stream of study).</i>

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 23-Mar-2017
Coord/Lect:	Mrs Trina Jackson.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 24-Aug-2017
Coord/Lect:	Mrs Trina Jackson.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 24-Aug-2017
Coordinator:	Mrs Trina Jackson
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 23-Mar-2017
Coordinator:	Mrs Trina Jackson
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10% - 15%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 06-Apr-2017
Coordinator:	Mrs Trina Jackson
Lecturer:	Mr Paul Dixon.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 10-Aug-2017
Coordinator:	Mrs Trina Jackson
Lecturer:	Mr Paul Dixon.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 07-Dec-2017
Coordinator:	Mrs Trina Jackson
Lecturer:	Mr Paul Dixon.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 1
Census Date 23-Mar-2017
Face to face teaching (Limited Attendance mode)
Coord/Lect:	Mrs Trina Jackson.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
Thursday Isl, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 24-Aug-2017
Face to face teaching (Limited Attendance Mode)
Coord/Lect:	Mrs Trina Jackson.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 06-Apr-2017
Coordinator:	Mrs Trina Jackson
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
Census Date 10-Aug-2017
Coordinator:	Mrs Trina Jackson
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (30%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 07-Dec-2017
Coordinator:	Mrs Trina Jackson
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 2 hour lecture/lectorial 26 hours workshops/Seminars - 2 hour workshop
Assessment:	learning portfolio: part a: (10%); learning portfolio: part b: (15%); critical annotated bibliography, discussion paper plan, and writing reflection (45%); discussion paper and values memo (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.