Handbook

Academic Literacies is a core subject in the Undergraduate Certificate in University Preparation. It explicitly teaches the essential academic skills required for successful university completion. Students learn to independently apply skills of critical reading and textual analysis. They are supported to source, curate and evaluate information to support their position on a given topic. Through a progressive series of scaffolded research, writing and presentation tasks they will engage with and apply the principles of academic integrity including referencing. Assessment tasks incorporate the planning, drafting, and refining of an academic essay including incorporating feedback. At the conclusion of the subject students will be effectively prepared to manage research and writing tasks at an undergraduate level.