32144 IT Research Preparation

6cp

The aim of this subject is to provide IT students with ongoing integrated academic language and basic research skills during the first semester of their postgraduate studies at UTS.

This subject focuses on developing the academic written and spoken language skills required for postgraduate study in IT. These academic skills are developed in conjunction with staff from the Faculty of IT. Students take a critical/analytical approach to understanding and producing written and spoken texts appropriate for the Australian context.

The subject focuses in particular on critical reading skills, paraphrasing and summarising, selecting, evaluating and using a variety of sources of information, citing, referencing, developing written arguments, presenting seminars, text drafting and editing, and the preparation of postgraduate assignments or research documents (literature reviews, articles, conference papers, etc.). In this subject, texts are selected and assessment prepared jointly by academic literacy experts and postgraduate coordinators and supervisors in the Faculty of Information Technology.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,310.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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