Major Cultural Differences in Australian Higher Education

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Transcript of Major Cultural Differences in Australian Higher Education

  • MajorCulturalDifferencesin AustralianHigherEducationUnimelb Academic Skills

  • MajorCulturalDifferencesFrequently it is not until astudent has their firstpiece of assessmentreturned that they realisethe impact of studying in adifferent educationalculture.

  • Lecturersand studentsroles andresponsibilities

    Such differences ineducational culture caninclude:

  • The higher levelskills requiredto completestudy andassessmenttasks

    Such differences ineducational culture caninclude:

  • Organising andpresentingarguments andevidence

    Such differences ineducational culture caninclude:

  • It is very important thatyou understand this inorder to perform well.

    Your faculty andsubject area willhave its ownspecific culture

  • Asking yourtutor forclarification

    You can do this by:

    Asking yourtutor for sampleessays

  • Reading thedepartmentalguidelines

    You can do this by:

    Going toAcademic Skillsworkshops

  • Making anindividualtutorial (iTute)with anAcademic SkillsAdviser.

    You can do this by:

  • ACADEMICSKILLSEnabling students to realise theirfull academic potential andachieve excellence.

    http://services.unimelb.edu.au/academicskills

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