ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION

EDU0ACC

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject introduces students to the strategic differences between academic communication and other forms of communication. Students examine the conventions of academic culture and the purposes of academic communication. Students are introduced to different academic writing genres and the conventions fundamental to academic communication within and across disciplines. They also consider the ways that accepted academic forms work to influence received knowledge and how information is constructed to meet the needs of a given audience. Students critically analyse a range of views on academic culture and academic communication modes. The students develop skills in critical reading, research, writing, editing and presentation. Assessments include an annotated bibliography, a personal statement to accompany a CV, a research essay and an oral presentation.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Carolyn O'Dwyer

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 0 - Enabling Program

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in course (ETEPB or ETEPM or ETEPS or ETEPW or ETEPK) Tertiary Enabling Program

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Academic Culture: A student's guide to university

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Brick, Jean

Year: 2011

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: MACMILLAN

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. To recognise the difference between academic modes of communication and other forms of communication.
02. To identify and apply strategies to enable effective academic communication
03. To recognise that there are different academic writing genres required for specific purposes and strategically apply the principles of each one to the appropriate instance
04. To consider information and opinions from a range of academic and media sources, and develop informed and lucid written and spoken arguments and analyses appropriate to each medium in response
05. To identify, source and organise information for research in the context of academic writing
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