• Offered by ANU Wide
  • ANU College ANU Wide
  • Course subject Associate General Studies
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Paul Dowden
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2015
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Study of this course accompanies study of the ANU Bachelor Degree course BUSN1001. The teaching staff in the two courses will co-ordinate and co-operate with their teaching, and with the articulation of their expectations, their teaching strategies and the contents of the two courses. This course will use underpinning knowledge, skills, and tasks required in learning material from the ANU course BUSN1001to support the students in their learning and assessment in that Bachelor Degree course. The course will extend and explain the content covered in BUSN1001, introducing theories and concepts that underpin the material being taught in BUSN1001, as well as providing more time to understand the ideas being presented in BUSN1001. The course will include additional reading material to that provided in BUSN1001, require additional assessment, which will in part be sub-components of the assessment required in the course BUSN1001, and will also develop and assess study and life skills necessary to succeed in study in an ANU Bachelor Degree program.

This course must be done at the same time as its Bachelor Degree parallel and is only available to students enrolled in the ANU Associate Degree.

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

On satisfying the requirements for this course the student will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. Successfully complete the course BUSN1001
  2. Study other ANU undergraduate Bachelor courses
  3. Understand the conceptual and practical underpinnings of the course BUSN1001

Indicative Assessment

The assessment for this course will comprise of sub-components of the assessment for BUSN1001. This may include an annotated bibliography; a section of an essay, report or project; a draft of an essay, report or project; a draft page of notes and some timed tests. Items relating to understanding assessment such as the critique of a topic, the scheduling of preparation for exams and the presentation skills required in assessment items, may also be included. Assessment types may also include group and/or pair work, as well as individual activities. Presenting information orally may be assessed, as may participation in on-line academic discussion forums. Some courses may include time-based examinations.

The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Workload

4 contact hours per week and with the expectation of 6 hours independent study and exercises

Requisite and Incompatibility

Corequisite of BUSN1001

Prescribed Texts

As for BUSN1001

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $3096
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $4146
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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The list of offerings for future years is indicative only.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
2734 16 Feb 2015 06 Mar 2015 31 Mar 2015 29 May 2015 In Person N/A

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