Foundations of Research and Creative Inquiry (9437.2)
Level: | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | 1 |
Faculty: | Faculty of Arts and Design |
Discipline: | Discipline of Creative and Cultural Practice |
Availability
Syllabus
This unit will introduce students to: foundational academic literacies; critical thinking; research; attitudes and attributes necessary for successful participation in professional fields and the use of divergent thinking to generate ideas and create solutions to problems.
PLEASE NOTE: The online delivery mode of this unit is restricted to students enrolled in a full online course.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Map out their academic and professional trajectories over the next five years;
2. Identify the key discipline-specific and generic skills, attitudes and abilities needed in their academic and professional lives over the next five years;
3. Locate, assess, and make use of relevant information and research as part of a process of investigation;
4. Analyse and evaluate complex academic texts;
5. Generate ideas and problem solve using creative thinking methods;
6. Develop and construct logical, well-grounded and persuasive arguments; and
7. Communicate argument and analysis effectively in writing.
Contact Hours
3 hours per week.
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Assumed Knowledge
None
Incompatible Units
None
Equivalent Units
None
Referenced Courses
- 825AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Tourism Management
- 229JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 232JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 212JA Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 207JA Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
- 164JA Bachelor of Graphic Design
- 119HG Bachelor of Interior Architecture
- 985AA Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 236JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 267JA Bachelor of Web Design and Production