Course Title: Create a range of highly complex texts for learning purposes

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2013

Course Code: GEDU5987

Course Title: Create a range of highly complex texts for learning purposes

School: 360T Education

Campus: City Campus

Program: C3308 - Certificate III in General Education for Adults

Course Contact: Baia Tsakouridou

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4488

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Tim Morris 94.3.16 email: tim.morris@rmit.edu.au
 

Nominal Hours: 30

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None.

Course Description

This unit is delivered as part of an integrated program.The focus of the unit is on writing skills to create complex texts which are relevant to the further study context.This unit describes the skills and knowledge to create a range of highly complex digital and paper based texts for learning purposes and to organise and apply content from texts. It will develop the written communication skills to complete a range of reflective and opinion texts as well as the skills to structure texts according to academic requirements.It is delivered in conjunction with VU21377 Engage with a range of highly complex texts for learning purposes GEDU5987.
 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VU21381 Create a range of highly complex texts for learning purposes

Element:

1 Research a range of text types for learning purposes
 

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Select and research a range of paper based and digital highly complex text types
1.2 Determine the purpose and audience of the texts
1.3 Analyse structure, style and format requirements

Element:

2 Prepare a range of complex texts for learning purposes
 

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Determine the purpose and audience for the texts to be created
2.2 Gather, synthesise and arrange the content in an appropriate form
2.3 Apply structure, style and format appropriately
2.4 Use content and language appropriate and relevant to the writing purpose
 

Element:

3 Produce a range of complex texts for learning purposes
 

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Use prepared content to develop complex texts
3.2 Proof read and edit texts prior to presentation
3.3 Elicit and incorporate feedback on effectiveness of texts as appropriate
3.4 Present completed texts according to specified requirements
 


Learning Outcomes


 

This unit describes the skills and knowledge to create a range of highly complex digital and paper based texts for learning purposes and to organise and apply content from texts. It will develop the written communication skills to complete a range of reflective and opinion texts as well as the skills to structure texts according to academic requirements.
 

The required outcomes described in this unit relate directly to the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF)
and Australian Qualities Framework (AQF).

www.acer.edu.au/cspa/australian-core-skills-framework
www.aqf.edu.au/aqf/in-detail/aqf-levels/


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


Details of Learning Activities

This unit is part of Certificate III in General Education for Adults which is an integrated program. This means that you will study this unit with several other units on the same day. Your program consists of Face to Face teaching and Directed Study. Your program will have a minimum of 8 hours Directed Study per week. You are not required to attend to complete Directed Study, however you are expected to complete all work given and will at times be required to show evidence that the work has been completed in this unit. This is a very important part of your program and we ask that you do 4-5 hours on your non attendance day and at least 1 hour each evening to cover all the units in the program. An outline of your Directed Study is published each week in the Weekly Program Delivery Plan.

This unit covers in part the reading and writing macro skills addressed in the whole certificate.
WRITING
In a variety of writing activities, you will improve your sentence structure and learn how to use different writing styles. This will include formal letters, course applications, essays, and short reports. You will:

• write an academic essay
• write formal letters
• do a research project
• take notes from a range of complex texts
• develop a writing folio which includes extended written texts
• learn to locate and record references used
• reflect on issues and your own learning
• learn about research and report writing
• learn to plan, draft and proofread your work.
• construct formatted texts for study purposes
• become familiar with academic discourse

The revision of important grammatical structures will be incorporated into each activity.
 


Teaching Schedule

Program Dates: Mon 22 July – Fri 6 December, 2013

Term Break: Mon 23 September – Sun 6 October 2013

Public holidays: Tue 5 November (Melbourne Cup Day)


Teaching Schedule: This course will be delivered weekly. The times will be outlined in the program delivery plans which are updated each week.

Your program is made up of:
• Orientation
• Learning activities
• Mid semester review
• Guest speakers
• Excursions
• Exit review

This unit of competency is taught within an integrated program. The assessment tasks have been put in bold to match the unit of competency. The assessment tasks will also cover other units within the course.

Cert III CGEA Semester 1 2013.

 

Week VU21381 Create a range of highly complex texts for learning purposes
 Week 1. 22/07/2013  Program Overview, timetable, Weekly Delivery Plan, Student numbers, class agreement.
RMIT admin letter, Invitation to Welcome morning tea.
Online resources- MyRMIT/ MYstudies/ Blackboard, Course guides.

Starting a learning plan.
Employability skills. Group task.
SWOT analysis. Model.
SWOT analysis. Your own
Learning plan. Weekly goal organise class folder and assessment folio for Thursday
 

 Week 2. 29/07/2013  Online resources- MyRMIT/Learning Lab.

Learning plan Explore RMIT discussion of answers.
Explore RMIT complete questions on course of your choice for learning plan.

Learning plan.
Document your weekly learning goal. Use Learning Lab to help define your focus.
 

 Week 3. 05/08/2013  Why You #1 oral preparation. 5 minute presentation.
Online job research, note taking and interview notes ready for Friday week3
Academic paragraph structure
News analysis paragraph with topic sentence and supporting sentences. Plan and complete draft due Monday week 4
Why You interview #1 notes complete and ready for Friday.
Learning plan. Weekly goal.
 Week 4. 12/08/2013  News analysis paragraph with topic sentence and supporting sentences
Reading skills. Age article “More, more you know you want it’
Academic paragraph structure
News analysis paragraph with topic sentence and supporting sentences.
 Week 5. 19/08/2013  Reading skills. Age article “More, more you know you want it’
Persuasive techniques of advertising.
Academic paragraph structure.
Advertising paragraph with topic sentence and supporting sentences.
Online resources about advertising.
 Week 6. 26/08/2013  Essay writing.
Analysis of essay structure, reading models, creating plans
Reading skills. Age article “More, more you know you want it’
Essay writing.
How to write introductions and include Harvard referencing.
Reading skills. Age article “More, more you know you want it’
 Week 7. 02/09/2013  Persuasive techniques of advertising.
Analysis of ads selected by students for essay
Advertising essay. Planning
 Week 8. 09/09/2013  Reading skills. Age article “More, more you know you want it’
Persuasive techniques of advertising.
Analysis of ads selected by students for essay
Advertising essay. Drafting
 Week 9. 16/09/2013  Editing final copy of Advertising Essay
News analysis. Issues language.
Locating an article for an International Issue
 Holidays 23/09/13- 04/10/2013  
 Week 10. 07/10/2013  News analysis. Issues language.
Learning plan portfolio
 Week 11. 14/10/2013  Start Program/ career research for pathway assessment Why You #2 presentation.
Analysis of survey models.
Reading model surveys.
Identifying purpose and structure of surveys.
Analysis of survey language. Survey Monkey website.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/
 Week 12. 21/10/2013  Peer editing of Melbourne survey draft.
 Week 13. 28/10/2013  Preparation. Complete national issue notes and analysis for week 14.
Peer editing of Melbourne survey draft # 1.
Guardian Weekly reading task.
Preparation. Why You # 2 program and career research with interview notes
 Week 14. 04/11/2013  Presentations. Analysis of national issue.
Contrast essay & report structure
Analysis of report structure.
Reading and interpreting graphs about Melbourne.
Analysis of report structure.
 Week 15. 11/11/2013  Analysis of report structure.
Reading and interpreting graphs about Melbourne.
Analysis of report structure.
Synthesising. Harvard citations.

Preparation. Complete international notes and analysis for Friday week 16.

 Week 16. 18/11/2013  Presentations. Analysis of international issue.
Editing complete report draft.
Essay writing analysis- students assess sample essay with criteria
Report writing analysis- students assess sample report with criteria
 Week 17. 25/11/2013

 Analysis of Current Affairs.

Week 18. 02/12/2013 Resume writing, application letter writing workshop.
Online resources. www.rmit.edu.au/careers/toolkit

 

**The teaching schedule maybe subject to change. Students will be advised via Blackboard and in class should changes occur.

All students will be inducted. The induction includes:
• Program Guide & Student Diary
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
• Explore RMIT ( an orientation to the university and its services)
• Orientation to RMIT Libraries (library tour & on line catalogue introduction)
• RMIT Online Systems Information Session

Library Orientation & an RMIT Online Systems Information Session will be scheduled during the first two weeks of your program. Information about student services, rights and responsibilities is contained in your student diary.
 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

TEXTS AND EQUIPMENT

There are no set texts in this course, but it is recommended that you bring
• English-English dictionary (We ask that you do not use a translation dictionary)
• Thesaurus
• Display folder with plastic sleeves
• Highlighter pens
• Notebook or loose leaf paper
• Headphones (use your own or they can be purchased from the Carlton Library very cheaply)
• USB (Memory stick)


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. Assessment is ongoing and its purpose is to develop your skills . You will be given assistance in redrafting and editing written assessment tasks because developing your ability to identify and correct your own mistakes is an important part of the learning process. It is important that you read the specific elements each assessment task addressed on the cover sheet for each task. At the time of setting assessments you will be given clear guideline about which course, elements and performance criteria you will need to meet in order to successfully complete the task. Submission dates & deadlines will also be clearly explained.
 

Feedback:
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 manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

The Student Charter www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/supporting-learning-and-teaching/student-charter/ summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT University student as well as the responsibilities of the university.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which can be found on the RMIT University website at: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qwxbqbg739rl1


Assessment Tasks

Assessment will take place throughout the course. Your work is assessed on a competent (CA)/not yet competent (NYC) basis – it is not graded. You will be given written feedback on all assessment tasks. There will be individual and group projects completed both in and out of class.

Assessment is ongoing and its purpose is to develop your skills. You will be given assistance in redrafting and editing written assessment tasks because developing your ability to identify and correct your own mistakes is an important part of the learning process. It is important that you read the specific elements each assessment task addresses on the cover sheet for each task. At the time of setting assessments you will be given clear guidelines about which course, elements and performance criteria you will need to meet in order to successfully complete the task. Submission dates & deadlines will also be clearly explained

Assessment tasks:
Summative Assessments:
 
 

 Assessment Task 5  Analytical essay Due: Weeks 5- 9
This task involves researching using academic texts, note-taking, summarising, synthesising paraphrasing, planning and preparing references using the Harvard system. It requires writing an analytical essay on the topic of advertising in Australia with a 300-500 word range.

Assessment Task 8  Group Research and survey writing Due: Week s 10-13
This task takes place over several weeks and involves research, drafting writing and conducting a survey to find out who comes to Melbourne CBD and why people come to Melbourne CBD.
Students in groups of 3-4 conduct the survey at particular locations across the CBD. Survey results are then collated in maths class using Excel spread sheets and students generate results in graph form. Finally students use the graphs and write a short report of 300-500 words addressing the topic of who and why people come to Melbourne CBD.
 

Assessment Task 9  Group Research and Write and Individual Report investigating who and why people come to Melbourne CBD. Due: Weeks 13-16
This task takes place over several weeks. It involves group research using published texts as well as data collected first hand by students. Surveys are collated, results summarised in graph form and each student writes an individual report identifying the issue, the key facts and discussing the research. The group research involves group meetings and minute taking and academic research using a variety of text types and summarising.
 

Formative assessments: ongoing observations, summaries and review of student work

Please note:
Assessments tasks will include other courses (Units of competency) from the program.
All Assessment tasks should be submitted by the deadline. If an extension is required you must ask your teacher for one before the due date
 


Assessment Matrix

Each assessment cover sheet clearly outlines the competencies being addressed in the task in relation to performance criteria. The sum of assessment tasks will cover all units and their elements over a range of occasions. You will be given opportunities to demonstrate competency in a variety of ways throughout the program. You are encouraged to discuss any problems or concerns with your teacher or student co-ordinator. An assessment matrix will be available on myRMIT.

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