Overview

This is a foundation topic with the broad aim of enabling students to recognise and use an appropriate style of communication in academic settings related to various fields within university study. The basic premise of the topic is that effective writing is contingent on critical thinking, reading and writing. You … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to equip students with the necessary skills for reading and thinking critically and writing effectively by:

  1. Analysing and evaluating academic texts
  2. Cultivating awareness of audience, context and purpose in writing tasks
  3. Developing rhetorical skills relevant to academic contexts at Flinders University
  4. Engaging in texts from a range of disciplines

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Identify and critically evaluate credible sources
2.
Produce academic texts appropriate to a disciplinary audience
3.
Develop and deliver presentations on an academic topic
4.
Develop an academic learning strategy by selecting and completing activities to enhance academic communication skills and critically reflect on learning progress

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