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IKP107 Transition to Academic Writing Skills 2 (8)

Abstract

This subject develops students' critical and analytical thinking skills required for university study. It further develops students’ skills in academic writing and in the use of library databases and introduces students to the fundamentals of argument and critical thinking. It will raise students’ confidence as a writer at university by expanding their capacity for managing their learning. This subject will help students to further develop research. This subject will build on the elementary skills developed in IKP101. Students will participate in CSU’s interactive online learning community to enhance their ability as a university student.

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Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	HD/FL	School of Indigenous Australian Studies

Enrolment restrictions

This subject is only available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in the Diploma of Indigenous and General Studies

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to:

demonstrate cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources
demonstrate appropriate communication skills to transfer knowledge to others
transfer and apply technical writing skills in a range of situations
plan and structure a writing task that presents and supports a point of view based on research
critically evaluate and analyse evidence
demonstrate knowledge of appropriate referencing techniques
demonstrate a working knowledge of the main forms of argument and apply this knowledge to analyse arguments and construct clear and cogent arguments
demonstrate the ability to write a well constructed academic essay

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources
communication skills to transfer knowledge to others
technical writing skills for use in a range of communication tasks
how to plan and structure a writing task that presents and supports a point of view based on research
how to critically evaluate and analyse evidence
appropriate referencing techniques for a variety of tasks
introduction to main forms of argument, how to analyse arguments and construction of clear and cogent arguments
how to construct an evidence based academic essay

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

Handbook 2015