KAC061: Foundations of Formal Writing

This unit introduces students to the foundations of formal writing in preparation for academic studies. Students will be provided with the opportunity to develop basic writing, revision and editing skills. Students will be encouraged to keep up to date with current events by reading widely, developing reading skills in conjunction with writing practice. Through a process which focuses on developing formal essay writing skills, students will produce an essay based on research in preparation for academic writing.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S2-internal
Assessment	An award of Ungraded Pass or Fail is awarded for this unit.
Contact Time	Lectures/tutorials: 2 hours per week.
Prerequisites	This unit is restricted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students entering the Kulbardi Aboriginal Tertiary Entrance Course (KATEC).
School	Kulbardi Centre
Unit Coordinator	Mr Michael Prince Position: KATEC Coordinator E-mail: M.Prince@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Amenities Room 2.042 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6257
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Mr Michael Prince KATEC Coordinator (M.Prince@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6257 Murdoch Campus Amenities Room 2.042 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)