This course is designed specifically for UPC students and provides an introduction to those critical skills required to learn more effectively and enhance performance in assessment activities. It complements and improves learning in each chosen area of study. All UPC students are required to enrol in this course. It is run over three consecutive weeks in three hour sessions. Each session begins with a lecture and then smaller breakout tutorials where students work with tutors to pra... [More]

For many students and people in the workplace success depends on achieving a satisfactory standard in written English. This course increases skills in basic written English. It services students involved in University Preparation Courses, tertiary education, HSC courses and those already engaged in the workplace. It begins with revision of practical English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling and progresses to more complicated sentences, paragraphs, vocabulary enri... [More]

This intensive course introduces a step-by-step approach to doing academic research for assignments, essays and exams. Participants are introduced to techniques for identifying, selecting, analysing and synthesising information. Critical reading skills and techniques for avoiding plagiarism are covered, as well as the use of some common referencing systems. Participants will learn how to source and use quality information in the preparation of assessment tasks. Course Content Identi... [More]