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Academic level: Level 3
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Programme credits: 20 Credits
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Delivery method: Online study
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Programme cost:$0 - See the fees tab to learn more
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This online programme will help you to develop your reading and writing skills and apply these to a chosen field of work or study. It’s a good place to start if you want to develop your reading and writing skills.
What you will learn
When you successfully complete this micro-credential will be able to:
- Identify and acknowledge credible sources
- Locate information and determine ideas using reading strategies in texts
- Describe communication strategies and how they apply in learning contexts
- Construct well-formed texts on selected topics.
NCEA assessment standards
When you complete this programme you will gain NCEA Level 3 Assessment Standards. They include:
- AS2990 Read texts to research information
- AS9694 Demonstrate and apply knowledge of communication process theory
- AS1279 Write in plain English
- AS30508 Write a short crafted text for a specified audience using resource material in English for an academic purpose.
Course duration
You have 20 weeks to complete this micro-credential.
The weekly workload is approximately 13 hours, you may need to do more hours during assessment times.
Assessment
This course is 100% internally assessed.
Textbooks
No textbooks are required.
Zero fees offer
For full details and terms and conditions please click the 'Zero fees offer' tab above.
Maximum programme completion time
This programme must be completed in no more than one year of first enrolment, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Credit recognition
No credit recognition options are available for this programme.