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Micro-credential Summary:
Academic communication skills are essential for students. This online micro-credential explores how to start writing an academic essay. You will be provided with strategies to enhance your critical thinking, reading, note-taking, and research skills; all essential for writing an effective academic essay.
Students who successfully complete the CQUniversity School of Access Education's Fundamental Essay Writing set of 6 micro-credentials, may receive a unit exemption from the equivalent CL03 Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) unit with CQUniversity.
To be eligible for this exemption, students must have completed:
1. Starting an Academic Essay
2. Structuring an Academic Essay
3. Avoiding Plagiarism
4. Referencing and Citing
5. Using Academic Language and Style
6. Fundamentals of Essay Writing: Assessment Module.
This online micro-credential provides a creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify the key elements in analysing an assignment question
2. Recognise strategies for effective reading and note-taking
3. Select effective research strategies to find scholarly information
4. Evaluate information for relevance, authority, objectivity and currency.
Assessment: Online quiz
Fee: $55
Duration: 15 hours
Intakes: Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.
Study Mode: Online
Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations:
Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.
Course Enquiries: ProgramManager_AccessEd@cqu.edu.au