DIP1000 E-Literacy for Contemporary Society

Staffing

Examiner: Nicholas Todd
Moderator: Peter Van Vuuren

Other requisites

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 http://www.usq.edu.au/ict/students/standards/default.htm.

Rationale

There is a need to prepare students for the increasingly complex demands of both higher education and the professional workplace in the digital age. A successful undergraduate student today is expected to leave university with extensive digital literacy skills associated with learning, research, information management and associated communication and collaboration skills. This course provides students with an introduction to those core learning literacies and related digital practice skills that are necessary for successful engagement with contemporary university undergraduate study and the professional workplace. Central to this course is the concept that students should be able to manage their own learning, and develop investigative strategies that will enable them to adjust to the rapidity of change within 21st century digital technology environments.

Synopsis

The course guides students through a series of topics and learning activities, which will facilitate the development of the digital skills necessary for successful transition into contemporary university studies, enabling students to become competent and autonomous learners in the digital age. Based on the discovery, capture, evaluation and application of Open Educational Resources, the course will encompass the use of digital tools to participate in computer supported collaborative networks. Embedded within the pedagogy of the course will be the theme of student self-regulation of studying and learning, including an emphasis on the personal assessment of academic self-efficacy associated reflective practice and resilience.

Objectives

Topics

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Reference materials

Student workload requirements

Assessment details

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:
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and 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.
   
   
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   If students submit assignments after the due date without (prior) approval of the examiner then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student may apply for each working day late up to ten working days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded. No assignments will be accepted after model answers have been posted.
   
   
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade, students must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks for the course.
   
   
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 marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
   
   
6. Examination information:
   Restricted Examination. In a Restricted Examination, candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during the examination. The only materials that candidtes may use in the restricted examination for this course are: writing materials ( non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination); calculators which cannot hold textual information (students must indicate on their examination paper the make and model of any calculator(s) they use during the examination); 1 A4 page of hab=nd written or typed notes (written on both sides).
   
   
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   Any Deferred of Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the examination period at the end of the semester of the next offering of this course.
   
   
8. University Student Policies:
   Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at http://policy.usq.edu.au/portal/custom/search/category/usq_document_policy_type/Student.1.html.
   
   

Assessment notes

1. The due date for an assignment is the date by which a student must despatch the assignment to the USQ. The onus is on the student to provide proof of the despatch date, if requested by the Course Examiner.
   
   
2. Students will require access to email and have internet access to USQConnect for this course.
   
   
3. Students must retain a copy of each item submitted for assessment. This must be produced within five days if required by the Course Team Leader.
   
   
4. In accordance with University's Assignment Extension Policy (Regulation 5.6.1), the Course Team Leader of a course may grant an extension of the due date of an assignment in extenuating circumstances.
   
   
5. Students who, for medical, family/personal, or employment-related reasons, are unable to complete an assignment or to sit for an examination at the scheduled time may apply in writing to the Course Team Leader to defer an assessment in a course. Such a request must be accompanied by appropriate supporting documentation. One of the following temporary grades my be awarded IDS (Incomplete - Deferred Examination); IDM (Incomplete Deferred Make-up); IDB (Incomplete Both Deferred Examination and Make-up); or RN (Result not Known).
   
   
6. This course contains a discussion forum where students' participation is formally assessed and successful participation in that discussion group is required to complete the requirements to be awarded a passing grade in the course.