Why study APC100 - Academic and Professional Communications at Curtin?
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Outline
Outline
Research, written communication and oral presentation in academic and professional contexts. Develop reflective, critical and evaluative thinking and teamwork skills, and the ability to articulate the practices that lead to successful learning.
What you'll learn
Complete a piece of academic writing that demonstrates an understanding of academic integrity in integrating print and/or visual texts
Articulate understandings of the language, concepts and practices of the learning context, and of themselves as students
Write and speak in clear, correct language appropriate to the discipline
Find, evaluate and synthesise information in specific contexts for scholarly and research purposes
Demonstrate critical, logical and reflective thinking skills appropriate to university study, including Indigenous perspectives.
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