Tertiary Learning Strategies
SSK10
Overview
Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 1 mean?
Undergraduate Level 1
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Web Dependent
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
Description
Get a great start to your study. In this unit you are presented with knowledge and generic skills relevant to studying at a tertiary level. The unit leads you through a staged process from submission of a brief non-academic writing task, through to completion of a researched and referenced academic essay. Along the way, you learn how to develop your formal writing skills, read and interpret academic texts, and use library and internet resources to research and support academic arguments. You also learn ways to organise your time and resources, approaches to assignment writing, how to relate reference material to assigned writing, protocols of in-text referencing (Harvard/Author-Date) and techniques for compiling a bibliography. At the completion of this unit, you should be able to plan and manage your study, read and comprehend texts appropriate to undergraduate study, access and use a range of resources and recognise and apply academic conventions required for written assignments.
Prerequisites
Equivalent units
You cannot enrol in this unit if you have successfully completed any of the following unit(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- SSK12 — Introduction to University Learning
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word
Assessment
- Assignment 1 — Reflective essay 800 words (20%)
- Assignment 2 — Annotated biblio. 2000 words (40%)
- Assignment 3 — Essay 1500 words (40%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- plan and manage their study
- read and comprehend texts appropriate to undergraduate study
- access and use effectively, a range of resources related to their study
- recognise and apply academic conventions required for written assignments.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Organisation of materials and time |
| 2 | Writing |
| 3 | Managing information |
| 4 | Referencing |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Online assignment submission
Print based materials
- Book of Readings
- Study Guide
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Audio/Video - Streaming
- Resources and Links
Textbook information for this unit is currently being updated and will be available soon. Please check back regularly for updates. Alternatively, visit the Unibooks website and enter the unit details to search for available textbooks.
Relevant Courses
This unit is not currently a requirement for any courses, but may be eligible for credit.
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
