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Engaging our overseas graduate IT coursework community: Developing communication and critical thinking skills
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posted on 2005-12-01, 00:00 authored by Lubna AlamLubna Alam, Penny CollingsIt is evident, both in the literature and our experience in teaching, that many overseas students
need assistance and guidance to accommodate cultural and academic expectations of
Australian universities in their first year of graduate studies. This paper discusses the design of
an entry-level subject, Professional Practice in IT, for our graduate IT coursework students, to
meet their needs. The paper extends our previous work to support students in adapting to the
Australian teaching and learning environment and minimise plagiarism. The aim of the subject
is to institutionalise appropriate support for overseas students (and mature students who
return to study after a long break) at the entry point to our graduate coursework to support
their learning. The subject incorporates critical thinking, effective group work and
communication and time management skills. The skills are reinforced in later subjects as part
of our quality assurance approach to ensure that students become more actively engaged in
their own learning and that the requirements of potential employers are met
need assistance and guidance to accommodate cultural and academic expectations of
Australian universities in their first year of graduate studies. This paper discusses the design of
an entry-level subject, Professional Practice in IT, for our graduate IT coursework students, to
meet their needs. The paper extends our previous work to support students in adapting to the
Australian teaching and learning environment and minimise plagiarism. The aim of the subject
is to institutionalise appropriate support for overseas students (and mature students who
return to study after a long break) at the entry point to our graduate coursework to support
their learning. The subject incorporates critical thinking, effective group work and
communication and time management skills. The skills are reinforced in later subjects as part
of our quality assurance approach to ensure that students become more actively engaged in
their own learning and that the requirements of potential employers are met
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ASCILITE 2005 Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Conference (22nd : 2005 : Brisbane, Queensland)Pagination
5 - 9Publisher
Queensland University of TechnologyLocation
Brisbane, QueenslandPlace of publication
Brisbane, QLD.Start date
2005-12-04End date
2005-12-07ISBN-10
0975709313Language
engPublication classification
E1.1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2005, The AuthorsEditor/Contributor(s)
Halima GossTitle of proceedings
ASCILITE 2005 - Proceedings of he 22nd Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education ConferenceUsage metrics
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