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Advanced English Communication Skills 2 (EDUC90080)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Not available in 2017
Overview
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This subject develops participants' research, critical thinking, reading and writing skills as well as their ability to plan and write a review of literature and present a research-topic-related review fluently and confidently. Particular attention is paid to the grammatical and structural aspects of written and spoken research discourse. Students research, synthesise, write and present on a topic that is relevant to their field of study. The subject has a supported experiential learning emphasis.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- identify a topic for investigation;
- source information on a topic for review;
- analyse and critically evaluate a variety of academic and professional discourses;
- identify and summarise key information in a range of sources;
- organise and synthesise information from a range of sources;
- identify further areas for investigation;
- present integrated sources in a written literature review (for academic or professional settings);
- orally present a review of integrated sources in a conference presentation.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
Essay 1: 1,600 words (20 per cent) due week 5
Literature Review 1: 800 words (10 per cent) due week 7
Literature Review 2: 1,600 words (20 per cent) due week 10
Essay 2: 2,000 words (25 per cent) due week 12
Oral Presentation: 20 minutes, 2,000 words equivalent (25 per cent) due week 12
Attendance at all classes (tutorial/seminars/practical classes/lectures/labs) is obligatory. Failure to attend 80% of classes will normally result in failure in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2017
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
None
Last updated: 10 February 2024