Academic Writing and Research Skills G (UCC) (8733.2)

Academic Writing and Research Skills is designed to develop the autonomy, adaptability and responsibility in academic research and writing necessary to function successfully in postgraduate studies. The unit builds academic scaffolds in research and writing around unit specific material from the students area of specialisation. By the end of the unit, students will be able to demonstrate that their writing proficiency has reached or exceeded the proficiency requirements for entry into post-graduate study. Students will build up to an academic research essay through a literature review, a study of academic language and referencing, and planning and drafting their essay.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate the reliability, relevance, purpose, and accuracy of sources and adhere to UC's academic integrity expectations;
2. Evaluate complex issues and evaluate the effectiveness of an argument by applying critical thinking, research, note-taking, and synthesising skills;
3. Apply knowledge of academic language and writing style to create original sentences which effectively communicate students' own position on the research question; and
4. Create an original argumentative essay by integrating research and reading skills, and applying proofreading and editing skills.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.