SLE115 - Essential Skills in Science

Year:

2026 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

STP010

Incompatible with:

SLE109, SLE113 and SLE141

Study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - online:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 2 hour scheduled online seminar per week (weeks 1-11) and 1 x 1 hour scheduled online practical experience (workshop) per week (weeks 2-11).

Content

This unit is the first of a sequence of professional practice units designed specifically for students in the first year of a science degree to develop their employability skills. The unit will draw upon and extend the scientific content of other core first year units, utilising this context for science-specific skill-building exercises and transferrable skills fundamental to a successful STEM career. These exercises will include data analysis and presentation, library research methods, scientific writing and referencing, mathematics and statistics.

Unit fee information

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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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