Academic Writing Skills for Vet Students Moving to University CQUniversity Australia

Overview

The Academic Writing Skills for Vet Students Moving to University course offered by CQUniversity Australia provides resources designed to help VET students considering undergraduate studies to become aware of academic expectations, develop basic academic writing and referencing skills, and learn about academic support mechanisms available during their undergraduate studies.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop basic skills needed to undertake research at an undergraduate university level, including how to search for information and evaluate the appropriateness of potential sources

• Identify basic skills and techniques used in effective academic reading, note-taking, and paraphrasing

• Identify how to properly reference sources using several commonly applied referencing styles

• Review basic writing skills around sentence construction, paragraph writing, and academic language, spelling, and vocabulary

• Identify basic requirements of commonly used academic genres, particularly essays

• Identify personal areas of strengths and weakness in academic researching and writing capabilities

• Become aware of ongoing sources of academic, career, and personal support CQUniversity students can access during their studies.

Career Opportunities

• Undertaking this course enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. 

• Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.