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MA1022 - Essential Maths
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Division of Tropical Environments & Societies |
Available to Diploma of Higher Education and Bachelor of Nursing Science (IHCAP) students only.
In Essential Maths, you will develop mathematical knowledge, conceptual understanding and skills through investigative and explorative approaches to learning. These approaches provide opportunities for you to work individually, as well as collaboratively and cooperatively in teams. This subject is designed in ways that encourage you to develop positive and productive attitudes towards mathematics. You will participate in learning experiences that have relevance to you personally and to a range of work contexts and possible future study pathways. Essential Maths involves the study of Functional Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Applied Geometry and Statistics.
Learning Outcomes
- Upon successful completion of this subject, you will be able to: Interpret and use appropriate mathematical terminology, symbols and conventions;
- Access, select, manipulate and apply mathematical rules, formula and procedures;
- Interpret, clarify, analyse, model and solve problems;
- Analyse, organise and communicate information via written, symbolic, pictorial and graphical forms, for different purposes and audiences;
- Justify the reasonableness of results obtained through the use of technology, and justify conclusions, solutions or propositions through logical explanations and sequences in everyday language and/or mathematical language.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (College administered) - (40%) - .
| Assumed Knowledge: |
Students will be expected to have basic numeracy skills. |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2021 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 26-Aug-2021 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2021 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 26-Aug-2021 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 08-Apr-2021 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 05-Aug-2021 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 02-Dec-2021 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.