EAD110 - Communication Skills for Study and Work
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in A250, E200 or A200 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | AIX117, AIX160, ALW117, ALW227, ASC160, EAD103 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week
NIKERI (CBD): 3 x 6-hour on-campus intensive (workshops/seminars) per trimester 8 x 1-hour online seminars per week for 8-weeks |
| Note: | *Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) |
Content
This unit will equip students with communication skills for tertiary study and the workplace. Students will learn how to make written and oral presentations, and practise these skills. Students will develop written communication skills in summarising, essay writing, referencing, sitting exams and avoiding plagiarism and collusion. Oral communication skills covered include threading together ideas into a presentation and developing these in a logical manner, engaging the audience, using appropriate vocabulary, speaking voice and eye contact.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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