Course Title: Develop academic skills for the tertiary learning environment
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5383 Diploma of Teacher Education Preparation
Course Title: Develop academic skills for the tertiary learning environment
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 95
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
TCHE5924 |
Brunswick Campus |
TAFE |
360T Education |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term2 2018 |
TCHE5925 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
360T Education |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2019, Term2 2019 |
TCHE5925 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2020, Term2 2020, Term2 2021 |
TCHE5925 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2022, Term2 2022 |
Course Contact: Melanie Reynolds and Jacqui Cheng
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4059
Course Contact Email: melanie.reynolds@rmit.edu.au and jacqueline.cheng@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit focuses on developing the skills and knowledge to support the transition to tertiary study by developing knowledge of the tertiary learning environment, collaborative learning and academic literacy skills.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
No pre-requisites
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VU22271 Develop academic skills for the tertiary learning environment |
Elements: |
1 Develop strategies to support transition to tertiary education 2 Analyse learning strategies 3 Participate in a collaborative learning experience 4 Examine academic writing requirements |
Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes are to confirm ability to:
- identify, examine and apply a range of information related to tertiary study to support own transition to tertiary education
- form a collaborative learning group and plan, implement and review a collaborative learning experience
- apply effective presentation skills to participate in an oral group presentation to present learnings from collaborative learning experience
- apply the academic writing process and the features of academic discourse to produce a piece of academic writing of a minimum of 1500 words.
Overview of Assessment
You must demonstrate the critical aspects of assessment and evidence required for the Unit 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:
• Oral or written questioning
• oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation and demonstration in actual work practice
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files
• Work-based activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
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.
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