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Academic Writing
Undergraduate | TAS-XAB021A | 2021
Course information for 2021 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
FEE-HELP available
Academic Writing
About this subject
Please note: This subject coding (TAS-XAB021A) is only available to students studying the Undergraduate Certificate in University Preparation.
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Identify and apply critical components for academic writing
- Plan and write in academic formats in accordance with university standards and principles
- Exercise critical thinking to evaluate, analyse and integrate sources into academic writing
- Communicating ideas
- Sentences
- The thesis
- Paragraphs
- Practicing shorter pieces
- Organising and planning for length
- Evidence and support
- Style and clarity revisited
- Portfolio focus
In this subject you will develop your ability to communicate in written form in a university environment. You will gain the skills and develop strategies to plan and write academically. In particular, you will analyse assignment tasks, learn how to structure an essay, draw on your critical thinking skills, and synthesise multiple academic sources and reference these in-text.
- Short essay summary (60%)
- Annotated essay (40%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
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Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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