Area: | Department of Communication and Cultural Studies |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 301545 (v.2) Communication Skills (Mechanics of Writing) 115
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Syllabus: | Effective research using printed and electronic material, academic scholarship and referencing, writing well and knowing why, conventions of written language and the writing process, argument development. Particularly recommended to students in the Faculty of Media, Society and Culture, and relevant to those preparing for professional contexts requiring significant attention to writing skills. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Access appropriate information for research in the Humanities, and reference in correctly. Write clearly, concisely and correctly in academic genres appropriate to students in the Humanities. Develop sound, logical arguments in their written work. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bate D. and Sharpe P., (1996), Writers' Handbook for University Students, Sydney, Harcourt Brace. Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers, 6th ed., (2002), Milton, Wiley and Sons. Windschuttle K. and Elliot E., (1999), Writing, Researching and Communicating, 3rd ed., Sydney, McGraw Hill. |
Unit Texts: | Summers J. and Smith B., (2002), Communication Skills Handbook - How to Succeed in Written and Oral Communication, Milton, Wiley and Sons. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Research Assignments 35%, Written Assignments 65%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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