Course Title: Engage with texts of limited complexity for learning purposes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2020
Course Code: GEDU6135
Course Title: Engage with texts of limited complexity for learning purposes
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3399 - Certificate III in Science
Course Contact: Namrita Kaul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4387
Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Cynthia Skruzny
cynthia.skruzny@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 25
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge to engage with a range of everyday and less familiar print and digital texts, of limited complexity to participate in learning. The unit provides the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to read, interpret and evaluate everyday texts of limited complexity for learning purposes
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU21326 Engage with texts of limited complexity for learning purposes |
Element: |
1. Locate routine and familiar information in print and digital texts of limited complexity |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify a range of texts of limited complexity for learning purposes 1.2 Describe features of texts 1.3 Identify Information relevant to learning purposes |
Element: |
2. Read and interpret a range of print and digital texts of limited complexity for earning purposes |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Determine source of texts 2.2 Predict the purpose of the texts 2.3 Use a range of strategies to comprehend the text 2.4 Identify main ideas in text 2.5 Identify supporting details |
Element: |
3. Evaluate a range of print and digital texts of limited complexity relevant to learning purposes |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Apply a limited range of strategies to analyse texts 3.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of the texts |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities will include online teaching, class discussions & worksheets
Teaching Schedule
Course Schedule Semester 2, 2020 | ||
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Topic |
Assessment |
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Week 1: 9th July
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Introduction to course . Key Reading Skills: Skimming; Scanning; Predicting Word Meaning Writer’s Purpose; Text Organisation: Main Idea and supporting ideas |
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Week 2: 16th July
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Quiz 1: Key Reading Skills: Skimming; Scanning; Predicting Word Meaning, Writer’s Purpose, Text Organisation: Main Idea and supporting ideas |
Quiz 1
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Week 3: 23rd July
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Writer’s Purpose, Text Organisation: Main Idea and supporting ideas, Understanding Detail; Graphs & Tables |
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Week 4: 30th July
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Quiz 2. Writer’s Purpose Text Organisation: Main Idea and supporting ideas; Understanding Detail; Graphs & Tables | Quiz 2 |
Week 5: 6th August |
Referencing, Paraphrasing and Summarising |
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Week 6: 13th August |
Quiz 3 : Referencing, Paraphrasing and Summarising |
Quiz |
| Week 7 : 20th August | Inferring and propaganda techniques Extracting information from a journal article |
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Week 8: 27th August |
Worksheets on extraction, grammar and work on your 4th assessment in class. |
Assessment |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course may include assignments, presentations , tests and group work
Assessment Tasks
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To pass the course you need achieve a satisfactory result for every assessment.
You will be given only two attempts for each assessment to demonstrate you have the required skills.
A third attempt can only be offered after discussions between the teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Assessment Information
This course is graded in accordance with competency-based assessment
CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment
Submission of Assessment Tasks
It is expected that any work presented for assessment in this course will be your own. Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data and oral presentation. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. It also occurs through enabling plagiarism, which is the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy your own work. Please make sure you consider this carefully in completing all your work and assessments in this course and if you are unsure about whether you might have plagiarised, seek help from your teacher.
Extensions of time for submission of assessable work
If you are prevented from submitting an assessment on time by circumstances outside your control you may apply for an extension of up to seven (7) calendar days by filling in the application form at least one working day BEFORE the due date. The application form should be emailed to your Program Coordinator, Namrita Kaul, namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au.
Eligibility criteria for application and the form is available from the link: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/extensions-of-time-for-submission-of-assessable-work
If you require an extension of time longer than 7 days, you must apply for Special Consideration.
Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension will not be corrected.
Special consideration
If you are unable to sit a test, exam or lab-based assessments due to unexpected circumstances (e.g., illness), you should apply for Special Consideration for the missed assessment. Information on applying for Special Consideration can be found from the link: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/special-consideration. Applications for Special Consideration should NOT be submitted to the course or program coordinator.
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