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Details for RES101 Introduction to Academic Writing and Research

If you are new to higher education studies, this unit is for you. Learn how to make sense of masses of information, conduct research and write good essays. The subject will also examine how you learn, plus challenge you to think deeper, wider and more creatively. Be learning how to critically evaluate information, and develop skills in putting it all together into an oral presentation or essay, your confidence for higher education studies will grow.

Quick Stats

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: RES101
  • Credit points: 10

Subject Coordinator

Bernardo Gomez
Ka Lun Kenelm Chan
Richard Waldrop
Sung Rual Choi

Prerequisite

Nil

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Identify and foster the skills required for academic studies;
  2. Compare different learning styles and the best techniques to harness these for academic success;
  3. Demonstrate skills in thinking critically and creatively;
  4. Perform academic writing, including demonstration of the ability to sustain a logical researched argument in a piece of writing;
  5. Illustrate competence in a variety of academic referencing styles;
  6. Demonstrate proficiency in academic research, including the reading and identification of different genres;
  7. Demonstrate skills for good oral communication.

Subject Content

  1. Introduction
  2. Learning Styles
  3. Bloom’s Taxonomy
  4. Introduction to Research
  5. Academic Writing
  6. Referencing and Plagiarism
  7. Reference Software
  8. The Essay Writing Process
  9. Writing Skills
  10. Editing Skills
  11. Critical & Creative Thinking
  12. Quantitative Research
  13. Qualitative Research
  14. Christian Worldview
  15. Oral Presentation Skills

This course may be offered in the following formats

  • Face to Face (onsite)
  • Distance/E-Learning (online)
  • Intensive (One week: 7 hours per day for 5 days = 35 class hours + approx 85 hours out of class time for research, writing, exam preparation and execution, ancillary activities associated with completion of assigned tasks.)

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

  • Forum Reflective Journals (15%)
  • Annnotated Bibliography (30%)
  • Essay Outline (15%)
  • Essay and Oral Presentation (40%)

 

Business Students Assessment Methods (applicable to Bachelor of Business (BBus) or BBus Double Degree students only)

For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (or a BBus Double Degree), the following assessment methods apply:

  • Reading Responses (in-class) (30%)
  • Oral Presentation (20%)
  • Major Essay (50%)

 

Prescribed Text

  • Grellier, Jane., Veronica. Goerke, and Katie. Fielding. Communications Toolkit. 5th ed. Melbourne: Cengage Learning Australia, 2021.

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