This foundational course is designed to develop participants’ abilities to think, organise, and express their ideas clearly and effectively, so that they are able to confidently pursue their studies at the tertiary level. The components of the course give participants the opportunity to revisit and build on fundamental skills learnt at the secondary level in the mechanics of grammar, syntax and writing, to enable them to make the transition to academic writing at the tertiary level.
- Teacher: Dorie Blackwood
This course is designed to help participants develop their computer applications skills. Participants will be able to apply such learning to improve decision making in relation to applicable systems, processes, hardware and software infrastructure to fully utilise the benefits improved information technology systems can bring to an organisation.
- Teacher: Pauline Brown Hanley
Ultimately, writing takes practice and as a writer, participants will have opportunities to write inside and outside the classroom. This course is geared towards improving participants’ writing knowledge, abilities and skills, specifically as it relates to producing academic essays, research proposals, reports and critical reflections. Focus will also be on developing participants’ abilities to critically think and employ creative problem solving techniques. Additionally, participants will be exposed to different research methodologies, methods and techniques. This course is also aimed at participants identifying and applying appropriate research methodologies in order to plan, conduct and evaluate basic research within their respective organisation.
- Teacher: Fabian Vassel