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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

306824 (v.3) Writing and Research Skills 061

Note

Tuition Patterns

The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.

Unit references, texts and outcomes

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Area: Curtin Sarawak
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 2 x 1.5 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: This unit is primarily designed to introduce and develop capabilities and proficiency in the English language essential for tertiary education and for academic purposes, and to reinforce as well as extend existing skills and proficiency in the language. It specifically provides students with appropriate learning experiences to comprehend and interpret a variety of academic texts. It also develops further students' academic writing skills needed in tertiary education, so that students are able to research and write on topics that require discussion and development within an extended essay of 1500 words.
Field of Education: 100705 Written Communication
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External