COM151 Week 2 - What is Expected of Me? All Sections Hi everyone,We would like to welcome everyone to the second week of COM151 and hope you are slowly settling in and getting familiar with the course content and the assessments.Every Monday we will post an announcement like this one (see the announcements tab) to remind you about your weekly topics and tasks.Tutorial 2 | What is ExpectedTask 1: Map a basic timetable for study for the study period, plotting the due dates of assignments. Mark a date a week earlier as the “due date” so that you can give yourself some time for thorough preparation, writing editing. Experiment with using Google Calendar on your computer - plot the Weeks of each Study Period, noting key dates, as well as your other study commitments and activities (just Google “Google Calendar” and follow the prompts!).Task 1.1 (for advanced learners): Search the Internet to locate 2 or 3 different time management approaches or systems. Briefly describe these 2 or 3 different approaches in your study notes and share your findings with your peers on the Discussion Board. Especially if you’ve found Weeks 1 and 2 to be quite straightforward, you will benefit from starting some more in-depth conversation around the following questions: What are some of the key time management techniques? Which ones seem most effective to you, and why? Which ones have you used successfully? Post your findings on the Discussion Board.Task 2: Read again through the instructions for the assessment items in the Assessment folder.Task 3: Read through the criteria sheets for the assignments for this unit provided in the Assessment area. Make sure you have a clear idea of what the criteria is for each assignment.Task 4: Read the Glossary (under course documents). Make sure you read all entries and pay particular attention to the discussion of first and third person. Which point of view are you expected to use in the course assignments?DiscussionsYou will find all your Weekly Tasks by Module / Tutorial week. Please visit the Discussions and have a look at what other students have already posted. Feel free to post your tasks, questions, comments or reply to other students on the board.The Discussions area is our main communication tool, so make sure you make the most of it :)If you have any questions or comments please leave a post in the Discussions. We will get back to you within 48 hours (Mon - Fri).Enjoy week two of COM15. Looking forward to your posts and tasks :)Melissa & Stephanie Posted on: 24 July 2023, 9:00 am Week 1 & Quiz Code! All Sections Dear COM15,We hope you have enjoyed the first week of this unit. For everyone who has joined us late or who has not yet started looking at this week's topic, please make sure that you have completed the following tasks by the end of this week:Check your access to the Discussion Board and share your introductory postFamiliarise yourself with the Learning@Griffith Platform and read this week's Study Guide > Welcome to the Course & What do I need to know topicsFamiliarise yourself with the Assessments and due datesHopefully you have started looking at the assessment items for COM15. The first assessment (A1) is 4 quizzes. You will be able to complete each quiz twice, so please take note of your incorrect answers for your second attempt. You will need the password / codeword to log into the quizzes. Please just copy and paste the password from here. The password is case sensitive so please have a look at the spelling and lower and upper case letters.The Password is: ConversationAs A1 is due on the Monday of week 6 (28/08/23) by 9am. There are no extensions possible for this assessment item, however you can complete it at any time before 9am on 28/08/22.Please make sure that you check the announcements and your student email for any correspondence from your tutor. This is where we will introduce you to the weekly topic/tasks and communicate any assessment details (due dates/marks released etc.).Cheers,Melissa & Stephanie Posted on: 21 July 2023, 9:20 am 'Home' link to study guide All Sections Hi COM151 Students,The 'Home' link to the study guide (modules) is not working at present. Please use the 'Modules' tab to access the welcome and content of the course. I am having this problem investigated and it should be working again shorty. Kind regards,Melissa Posted on: 17 July 2023, 10:38 am Welcome to 'Developing Research and Analytical Skills' (COM151)! All Sections My name is Melissa Schroder. I am the Course Convenor and tutor for Developing Research and Analytical Skills (COM151) and along with Stephanie Burdett, I will be the main point of contact for you for this Unit. We are here to assist you with all your unit related questions regarding the week-by-week modules, content and assessments.About Ms. Melissa Schroder (Course Convenor & Tutor) My background is in Education and Linguistics. For the past 20 years I have been teaching academic skills (reading, writing, research and study skills) to undergraduate and postgraduate students. I enjoy working with students and helping them make sense of the university world. I welcome any questions you have about what you are reading and learning. Please make use of the discussion board so that others can also benefit from your questions.email: m.schroder@griffith.edu.auAbout Stephanie Burdett (Tutor)Stephanie has more than a decade of commercial writing experience and has been helping Griffith OUA students to develop their writing skills for the past three years. As a former OUA student, she understands the pressures of distance learning and enjoys helping new students reach their potential.email: s.burdett@griffith.edu.auAbout The UnitThis subject is designed to foster critical thinking about sources of information. On completion of this subject, you will have an increased awareness of issues affecting the media and will be able to: identify appropriate methods of obtaining information evaluate sources for relevance and credibility research in an academic manner with appropriate structure and referencingWhere do I find Stuff?To get started familiarise yourself with the course by reading through the Study Guide, Assessments and Due Dates and the Discussion Forums. We will be using the Discussion Board as our main collaborative learning tool, so please regularly visit the boards for any updates and feel free to post any questions you might want to share with the group to the discussion boards. Also make sure you look at the weekly announcements (like this!). It will let you know the expectations for that week. You will find these under the announcements tab.What do I have to do next?Look through the modules/weekly tutorials by clicking on Home on the left-hand menu. You will find the weekly tasks at the end of each tutorial. You will also have access to the Discussion Board. This is where you can post your weekly tasks and ask questions. Please visit the Discussion Board and introduce yourself to the rest of the class with a short introduction about yourself if you have not already done so. To do this you simply reply to the original post (by your tutor). Please ensure that you have access and if you do not email m.schroder@griffith.edu.au. If you have any technical issues please contact IT on 373 55555.Stephanie and I will be checking the Discussion Forum frequently and reply to your posts within 48 hours (Mon-Fri).Once again, welcome to COM151! We are looking forward to meeting you all this term.Kind regards,Melissa & Stephanie Posted on: 17 July 2023, 7:39 am