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Academic Skills for University Success Specialization

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Course Features

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Duration

8 months

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Limited Access

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Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

5 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Learn skills in information and digital literacy, problem solving, communication, and critical thinking. This specialization is designed to improve your academic readiness before you begin your English-medium university studies. This course will prepare you to fully participate and engage in your studies by enhancing your awareness and understanding about the core values of academic culture.

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Recognise the importance and function of problem solving and creative thought within academic study and the role of critical thought in creative ideation

Develop a toolkit to be able to identify real problems and goals within ill-defined problems

Access and search for information efficiently and effectively using a variety of digital tools

Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context

Use critical thinking and argumentation in university contexts to improve academic results

Understand the importance and function of critical thinking in academic culture

Recognise the importance of communication in communities of practice at university

Understand contexts of communication at university and associated expectations

Course Instructors

Katherine Olston

Deputy Director (Digital Learning)

Katherine Olston is Deputy Director (Digital Learning) at the Centre for English Teaching (CET), the University of Sydney, Australia; she has a Masters in Learning Science and Technology (Research, U...

Lydia Dutcher

Education Manager, Graduate Programs

I manage and teach university preparation courses in high-level academic skills and university courses in areas such as critical thinking for first year university students and teacher training. In m...

Luke Alexander

Academic Literacy Instructor and MOOC Learning Instructor

I’ve taught critical thinking, communication skills and academic literacy since 2004 in the U.K., Singapore, South Korea, and Australia. I currently work at the University of Sydney Centre for Englis...

Jessica Blackburn

Academic Literacy Instructor and MOOC Learning Designer

I am a MOOC Learning Designer for the Centre for English Teaching (CET) at the University of Sydney, Australia. I have a Bachelor of Education and Arts (Secondary: English and Performance Studies, Un...
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