Unit Outline

This unit provides underpinning skills, theories, techniques, and strategies to prepare you for university-level study and to understand yourself as a learner. You will be introduced to concepts of self-management and relevant practical skills that can be applied effectively in other units. You will explore concepts such as strengths-based learning, engagement and flow, motivation, work/life balance, resilience strategies, critical thinking, and work styles. In addition, you will learn and utilise practical skills such as reflective writing, preparing oral presentations, time management, transferable skills, goal setting, critical reading, career investigation, mind mapping and effective study techniques. The overarching aim of this unit is to provide you with the recognition of your strengths and skills, strategies to develop confidence as a student and to be successful in your future university studies.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Develop skills, techniques and strategies for learning within the university environment
2.	Critically reflect on learning experiences and skills to generate plans for development.
3.	Describe and apply academic concepts and skills to demonstrate critical thinking

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	UPP010

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Based on both student and staff feedback, various changes have been made to improve the content and delivery of the unit in 2022; in particular:
1. Change of assessment task from an expository essay to a portfolio of workshop activities
2. Revision of ILOs to align with assessment task change
You will be provided with a range of opportunities throughout this unit to contribute feedback on your own experience, including learning materials, activities and assessment tasks. University College encourages you to participate in these opportunities as a way of improving both current and future iterations of this unit.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Learning Journal Part A	Week 5	10 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Oral Presentation	Week 7	30 %	LO1, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Learning Journal Part B	Week 11	25 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 4:	Semester Reflection	Week 12	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Learning Journal Part A

Task Description:

You will choose one workshop activity from approved options provided to submit as evidence of your application and engagement with unit concepts.

Task Length:

400 - 500 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse unit concepts to demonstrate critical thinking	LO2
2	Apply unit concepts to practice	LO3
3	Use academic standards to communicate ideas and information	LO1

Assessment Task 2: Oral Presentation

Task Description:

You will plan, research, and deliver a short oral presentation on a provided topic. Resources will be provided and there will be opportunities to develop your presentation skills before the assessment. Presentations will be delivered in a supportive environment.

Task Length:

3 1/2 minutes

Due Date:

Week 7

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Use evidence to support a position and conclusions	LO3
2	Organise and communicate ideas and information	LO1, LO3
3	Apply oral presentation techniques and strategies	LO1, LO3

Assessment Task 3: Learning Journal Part B

Task Description:

You will choose two workshop activities from approved options provided throughout the semester to submit as evidence of your application and engagement with unit concepts. You will also write a short summary to explain your choice of activities.

Task Length:

400 - 500 words per workshop activity, plus 150 word justification

Due Date:

Week 11

Weight:

25 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse unit concepts to demonstrate critical thinking	LO2
2	Apply unit concepts to practice	LO3
3	Use academic standards to communicate ideas and information	LO1

Assessment Task 4: Semester Reflection

Task Description:

Using Rolfe, Freshwater & Jasper's model of reflection (or another model of your choice), you will write a detailed reflection on your application of the content in Learning at University and your experiences this semester. You can incorporate your reflective entries written over the semester as part of the assessment.

Task Length:

1200 words

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Reflect on skills, techniques and strategies for learning	LO1, LO2
2	Apply a reflective model to practice	LO2
3	Organise and communicate ideas and information	LO1, LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.