DLSEI

Academic Skills for University Success

The University of Sydney

Courses : 5

Develop skills in information & digital literacy, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication.
This Specialization is a high-level academic skills course designed to increase your level of academic preparedness prior to commencement of your studies in an English-medium university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture.

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Specialization Courses List

Information & Digital Literacy for University Success

Course 1 • 9 Hours

Course details

What you'll learn

This Specialization is aimed at preparing students for undergraduate study in an English-speaking university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture, and providing you with practical strategies to apply to your studies. In this course, you will learn how to develop your Information & Digital Literacy Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to:

1.\tAccess and search for information efficiently and effectively using a variety of digital tools.

2.\tCritically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context.

3.\tFilter, manage and organize information from a wide variety of sources for use in academic study.

4.\tDemonstrate awareness of ethical issues related to academic integrity surrounding the access and use of information.

5.\tUnderstand how to use digital tools for referencing and attribution in order to avoid plagiarism.

6.\tUnderstand how to disseminate and communicate information in a professional way, including managing digital identity and building networks for learning and research.

Skills you'll gain

Critical Thinking

Sources

Information Source

Writing

Evaluation

Human Learning

Qualitative Research

Communication

Leadership and Management

Organizing (Management)

Problem-Solving Skills for University Success

Course 2 • 6 Hours

Course details

What you'll learn

In this course, you will learn how to develop your Problem Solving and Creativity Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Recognise the importance and function of problem solving and creative thought within academic study and the role of critical thought in creative ideation.

2. Develop a toolkit to be able to identify real problems and goals within ill-defined problems

3. Recognize and apply analytical problem solving techniques

4. Recognise and apply creative problem solving techniques

5. Identify the use of creativity within and types of problems most common to your field

6. Apply learnt problem solving and creative ideation skills to a real-life context and reflect on personal learning processes

Skills you'll gain

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving Methods

Communication

Disposition

Categorization

Academic Writing

Audience

Culture

Professional Development

Critical Thinking Skills for University Success

Course 3 • 5 Hours

Course details

What you'll learn

In this course, you will learn how to develop your Critical Thinking Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Use critical thinking and argumentation in university contexts to improve academic results

2. Understand the importance and function of critical thinking in academic culture

3. Use a variety of thinking tools to improve critical thinking

4. Identify types of argument, and bias within arguments, in order to better evaluate the strength of arguments

5. Use evidence to support claims in arguments

6. Apply critical thinking and argumentation to real world problems and issues

Skills you'll gain

Critical Thinking

Thought

Writing

Systems Thinking

Problem Solving

Academic Writing

Warrants

Disposition

Modeling

I-Deas

Communication Skills for University Success

Course 4 • 5 Hours

Course details

What you'll learn

This Specialization is aimed at preparing students for undergraduate study in an English-speaking university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture, and providing you with practical strategies to apply to your studies. In this course, you will learn how to develop your Communication Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to:

1.\tRecognise the importance of communication in communities of practice at university
2.\tUnderstand contexts of communication at university and associated expectations
3.\tCommunicate clearly across a variety of different contexts and to a wide range of audiences by adapting communicative styles appropriately
4.\tDemonstrate, negotiate, and further understanding through spoken, written, visual, and conversational modes
5.\tEffectively formulate arguments and communicate research findings through the process of researching, composing, and editing
6.\tConfidently engage in constructive and critical dialogue with respect and professionalism

Skills you'll gain

Communication

Presentation

Visual Communication

Writing

Disposition

First Draft Of A Report On The Edvac

Group Work

Essay Writing

Climate Change

Reading (Process)

Academic Skills for University Success: Capstone

Course 5 • 5 Hours

Course details

What you'll learn

This Specialization is aimed at preparing students for undergraduate study in an English-speaking university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture, and providing you with practical strategies to apply to your studies.

In the Capstone Project, you will apply the academic knowledge and skills you have learnt throughout courses 1-4 to research, write and present a project proposal that addresses a complex, real-world problem related to your field of interest and/or future study. After completing this course, you will be able to:

1.\tApply a range of idea generation techniques
2.\tApply research strategies to search, collect, select, process, and cite information
3.\tUse the research process to develop and critically analyse ideas
4.\tApply critical thinking skills to evaluate and analyse ideas and evidence
5.\tUse problem-solving skills to identify gaps in knowledge and define issues
6.\tDevelop creative and innovative solutions to real-world problems
7.\tUse appropriate academic genres for written texts and multi-media presentations
8.\tUse written and oral skills to communicate ideas effectively for academic contexts

Skills you'll gain

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Communication

Writing

Project

Presentation

Evaluation

Brainstorming

Problem Statement

Credibility

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Academic Skills for University Success

The University of Sydney

Courses : 5

Specialization Courses List

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More Learning Tracks Available

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