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DIP1010 Academic and Professional Numerical Literacy A

Semester 2, 2020 Online
Short Description: Acad & Prof Num Literacy A
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : USQ College
School or Department : USQ College
Student contribution band : Band 1
ASCED code : 091501 - English Language
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Other requisites

Pre-requisite: English Proficiency equivalent to IELTS Band 5.5. Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at . Students should have access to a scanner.

Rationale

Students entering this course will need to develop their academic vocabulary, numeracy skills and quantitative literacy in order to meet the needs of their future discipline. This course will effectively prepare students from non-English speaking backgrounds with the requisite mathematical skills needed to succeed in their 精东传媒app studies while undertaking a specialisation from Business/Commerce, Indigenous Community Development, Creative Arts or Social Science. Students will understand and interpret quantitative information, and reason with numerical data to enable them to pursue their specialisation courses and continue on with their tertiary degree programs. Students will apply their communication skills and think critically to engage with learning activities and assessment tasks as they develop their competency with, and comprehension of, quantitative language throughout the course.

Synopsis

The course will be comprised of a sequence of modules designed to develop mathematical competency required for success in their professional specialisation courses. Students will have the opportunity to practice reading, writing, speaking, listening, numeracy and reasoning skills prior to assessment.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Clearly explain mathematics which are essential to their future tertiary study
  2. Solve non-routine problems using structured and logical quantitative arguments
  3. Interpret and then communicate with numerical data accurately and appropriately

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Managing Mathematics: 5.00
2. Working with numbers 15.00
3. Foundational statistics 20.00
4. Further maths skills 20.00
5. Mathematical relationships 20.00
6. Dealing with data 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=DIP1010)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Assessments 25.00
Directed 精东传媒app 40.00
Private 精东传媒app 100.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
Assignment 1 30 5 23 Jul 2020
Assignment 2 20 10 11 Aug 2020
Assignment 3 30 15 08 Sep 2020
Assignment 4 20 10 22 Sep 2020
Assignment 5 30 5 13 Oct 2020
Final Exam 100 55 End S2

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle), and have satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), i.e. the end of semester examination by achieving at least 40% of the marks available for that assessment item.

    Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has passed the Primary Hurdle but failed to satisfy the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), or has satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.

    To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2).

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course.

  6. Examination information:
    Examinations in this course are restricted examinations. In a Restricted Examination, candidates are allowed access to specific materials during the examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are:
    i. writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination);
    ii. scientific calculators (non graphical and non-programmable);
    iii. 1 A4 page of hand written or typed notes (written on both sides);
    iv. English translation dictionaries (but not technical dictionaries).

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period. A supplementary exam may be awarded, at the discretion of the Examiner, to students who do not pass the final exam. It is expected that such students have gained at least 45% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  8. 精东传媒app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Assessment notes

  1. Referencing in assignments must comply with the Harvard (AGPS) referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (APGS) style to be used is defined by the USQ library鈥檚 referencing guide. This guide can be found at .

Evaluation and benchmarking

In meeting the 精东传媒app鈥檚 aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. forms part of the Diploma of 精东传媒app Foundations Program and is benchmarked against the internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.

Other requirements

  1. Computer, e-mail and Internet access:
    Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .

  2. Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in this course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect the same grades as those students who do possess them

Date printed 6 November 2020