Course Title: Engage with a range of complex texts for personal purposes

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3203

Course Title: Engage with a range of complex texts for personal purposes

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 25.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GEDU5324

City Campus

TAFE

360T Education

Face-to-Face

Term1 2012,
Term1 2013,
Term2 2012

Course Contact: Baia Tsakouridou

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4488

Course Contact Email: baia.tsakouridou@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

The focus of this unit is on interpreting and critically analysing complex texts. These include intricate, dense and extended texts from print based and electronic texts.
The required outcomes described in this unit relate directly to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) http://www.deewr.gov.au/SKILLS/PROGRAMS/LITANDNUM/ACSF/Pages/default.aspx   

 They contribute directly to the achievement of Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) http://www.deewr.gov.au/SKILLS/PROGRAMS/LITANDNUM/ACSF/Pages/default.aspx indicators of competence at Level Five (Reading).


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

none



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VBQU156 Engage with a range of complex texts for personal purposes

Elements:

1. Select a range of complex texts for personal purposes

2. Review selected texts for personal purposes

3. Critically interpret a range of complex texts for personal purposes


Learning Outcomes

The required outcomes described in this unit relate directly to the Australian Course Skills Framework (ACSF)

http://www.deewr.gov.au/SKILLS/PROGRAMS/LITANDNUM/ACSF/Pages/default.aspx 

They contribute directly to the achievement of  ACSF indicators of competence at Level Five (Reading).


Overview of Assessment

This course is delivered as part of an integrated program.

You must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of the competencies in order to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.

You may be assessed by: 

  • Essay Writing
  • Comprehension Activities
  • Oral Powerpoint Presentation
  • Research Project
  • Report Writing

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more. 
An assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf)  summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc