Introduction to University Learning

Learning Outcomes

The unit has the following broad aims:

1. to develop your skills as a university learner by integrating your practice of generic skills with a study of concepts that are relevant to several disciplines
2. to inform your understanding of yourself as a learner within your university studies generally, as well as within your chosen discipline.

At the completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. apply their skills as an independent, reflective and critical learner to their university studies
2. demonstrate that they have developed tertiary level communication skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening), critical thinking and study skills
3. recognise and articulate their needs and strengths as a learner at university
4. relate to and collaborate effectively with other members of the group on learning activities in online discussions
5. demonstrate the ability to cite references correctly and articulate the rationale for correct referencing in academic work
6. compare and contrast different concepts of the self
7. recognise and assess the impact of world views on learning and communicating at university
8. apply the concept of culture to the university setting
9. demonstrate understanding of the nature of concepts through your study of the concepts of self and culture
10. recognise that different disciplines have different modes of enquiry and approaches to learning.