Unit details
ASC160 - Introduction to University Study
| Offering information: | Student quotas apply to the Melbourne Burwood Campus and Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus offerings of this unit. |
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| Offered at: | (B, G, W, X) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 (B, G, W, X) and Trimester 3 (X) |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | N Burdess |
| Incompatible with: | EAD103 |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit helps students to develop the skills required for successful university study. They include:
(1) a range of organisational skills, including: time management, getting the most from lectures and tutorials, and maximising the chances of doing well in exams;
(2) written communication skills, to help with the 100,000+ words students write during their undergraduate career, including: essay planning and structure, abstracts and reviews, academic writing conventions, general writing practices, and working with diagrams and tables; and
(3) information retrieval skills, including efficient searching of: the library catalogue, journal databases, and World Wide Web pages.
Assessment
One 800-word paper (20%), one 1600-word paper (40%), closed-book exam(40%).
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $733 | $733 | $2192 | $2359 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
