Core Literacy (9863.4)

Required texts

All readings will be made available via the Reading List on the unit's Canvas page each week

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with UC's Assessment Policy.

Special assessment requirements

Normally an aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.

Completion of the AIM module is a mandatory requirement of this unit. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

• Students are required to complete AIM and upload the completion certificate (badge) to the assessment item drop box on the Canvas site.
• Students who do not submit the completion certificate will be given a withheld (WH) grade until such time as they upload it to the Canvas site.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Learner engagement

The standard engagement expectation for a 3 credit point unit is 150 hours per unit. 

You can expect to engage in the following: 

• Reading and private study                                   50 hours
• Workshop and online participation:                      50 hours
• Assessment tasks:                                              50 hours

Participation requirements

As a unit of study offered in Flexible mode, attendance at scheduled sessions is not a mandatory requirement of this unit. Students who enrol in the ‘self-paced study' option (in lieu of tutorials) effectively have no tutorials to attend, and students who are enrolled in on-campus or remote tutorials may wish to re-allocate to ‘self-paced study' as the semester progresses. There is, however, a strong correlation between participation and success in higher education. With this in mind, we encourage and expect students to actively participate in all module activities to enhance their learning opportunities.

Required IT skills

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:

• its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specifiedassessment task, and
• it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and
• its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

Regular access to the online Learning Platform - Canvas - is a course requirement. It is here that you will find all of the information you require regarding weekly readings, tutorial materials and assessment elaboration. It is vital that you access the unit Canvas page several times a week to ensure you can engage successfully with the weekly content and assessment tasks.

In-unit costs

N/A

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

• Winter Term, 2024, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (221328)
• Semester 1, 2024, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (221633)
• Winter Term, 2023, Online, UC - Canberra, Bruce (216251)
• Semester 1, 2023, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (213296)
• Winter Term, 2022, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (209890)
• Semester 1, 2022, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (209891)