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ZIP012 - Communicating Diversity and Perspectives At University

2025

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Enabling

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

Unit Description

This unit focuses on developing your academic literacies to communicate ideas explored in ZIP011 Exploring Diverse Ways of Knowing and Doing. Through engaging in this unit, you will continue to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence in the use of Standard Australian English for the purposes of reading, writing, and presenting ideas in a formal academic style in a range of modes. Attention will also be placed on the relationships to the knowledge systems and learning methodologies that you bring with you. Your awareness of the systems, skills, and requirements for success in studying at university will be built within the context of unit.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Apply skills for academic learning and communication for university engagement drawing on your own knowledge and skills.
2.	Read, critically analyse, and discuss ideas and issues presented in spoken and written academic texts which present a range of perspectives in your chosen area of study.
3.	Present written assessments according to academic conventions, including structure, academic voice, referencing and layout using ICT conventions.
4.	Build knowledge and confidence in navigating university learning systems and environments.
5.	Implement effective learning strategies.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Learning Plan (200 - 300 words)	10%	1,2,4,5
2.	Visual presentation of essay/report plan (5 mins)	30%	1,2,4,5
3.	Written academic essay/report (500 - 1,000 words) (Hurdle)	60%	2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2025	INT-1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV,OLS
2025	INT-2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV,OLS	View
2025	INT-3	External	External Studies	ITV,OLR
2025	INT-4	Internal	Alice Springs Campus	ITV,OLS
2025	INT-5	Internal	Alice Springs Campus	ITV,OLR
2025	INT-5	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV,OLS
2025	INT-5	Internal	Danala - Education and Community Precinct	ITV,OLR
2025	INT-6	Internal	Casuarina Campus	ITV,OLS
2025	INT-6	Internal	Katherine (Town Centre)	ITV,OLR

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ITV: This unit will be delivered/part-delivered intensively in this teaching period rather than over the full semester.

OL/OLS: Supplementary material will be provided on-line through Learnline. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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