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Non-award MUR-EQU082-2019

Knowledge in the Social Sciences: Understanding Social Change

Prepare yourself for success in the social sciences. While you begin to explore aspects of social change and understand the overall process of change, you’ll develop your skills in academic reading, writing and presentation.

From

$400

Your upfront cost: $0

International student?

Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

25 Nov 2019
02 Mar 2020
01 Jun 2020
31 Aug 2020
30 Nov 2020

This research-based university in Perth has a strong interdisciplinary focus and a reputation for outstanding teaching and ground-breaking research. With more than 22,000 students and 2,000 staff from over 90 countries, and campuses in Dubai and Singapore, Murdoch embraces free thinking, shared ideas and knowledge to make a difference, and Open Universities Australia is certainly part of that.

QS RANKING

Times Higher Education Ranking

2019
2020

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to have:

study skills such as time management and organisation and interpersonal communication
academic skills including academic reading, writing, oral communication, critical thinking, critical analysis, essay planning, essay writing information seeking and management, and use of learning technologies (e.g. computers and libraries)
conceptual understandings of: knowledge in the social sciences, the purposes and processes of change (personal and societal), and (c the roles of individuals and groups as agents of change
attributes that promote success at university such as persistence, self-management and commitment.

Topics covered

- Study skills
Study resources
- Instructional methods
  - Podcasting/Lecture capture

Entry requirements

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

MUR-EQU081-Learning Uni Style

Others

English competence as per Murdoch University policy is a prerequisite requirement of this subject.

Special requirements

EquipmentDetails - Need ability to record video and voice (this can be the inbuilt camera and microphone of their computer).

Description

Knowledge in the Social Sciences: Understanding Social Change is the second subject in the FlexiTrack preparation course that qualifies you to apply directly for any undergraduate degree at Murdoch University that has an indicative ATAR of 70 or less. This subject consists of a series of engaging topics which introduce students to knowledge in the social sciences, exploring the concept of social change, building on academic skills such as critical reading, analysis, essay writing and referencing.

Please Note: This subject is only available for Domestic Students.

Assessments

Summary and Critical Analysis (30%)
Fishbone Essay Plan (5%)
Critical Essay - social change agents (1250 words) (25%)
Reflective Blog (0%)
Module Reflective Video Learning Journal (5 minutes in total) (30%)
Multiple Choice Mini Quizzes (10%)

Textbooks

Current study term (24 Nov 19 to 23 Feb 20)

Textbooks are not required.

Next study term (01 Mar 20 to 31 May 20)

Textbook information is pending.

Related degrees

undergraduate MUR-FTK-DEG-2019

FlexiTrack