University of Sydney - Academic Skills for University Success: Capstone 

Welcome to the Academic Skills for University Success Specialization!

1.1a Introduction to the Capstone

1.1 Discussions

1.1 Weekly Peer Review

1.1 Resources

1.2a Identifying a Real World Problem

1.3a Causes & Effects

1.4 Writing a Problem Statement

Overview of Weekly Topics & Learning Outcomes

Assessment Overview

Stage 1 - Step by step example

Community Brainstorm

Issues Brainstorm

Cause & Effects Brainstorm

Word Storm

Question Map

Mind Map

2.1a Searching for, Evaluating & Using Information for the Capstone

2.2a Writing a Background Paragraph

Processing and Coding

Stage 2 - Step by step example

3.1a Defining the Desired State

3.2a Evaluating the Actions

Stage 3 - Step by step example

Stage 4 and 5 - Step by step example

4.1a Big Picture & SMART goals

4.2a Action Plans

4.3a Participants & Resources

4.4a Titles & Refining and Polishing

Stages 6 and 7 - Step by step example

5.1a Introduction to the Video Presentation

5.2a Creating the Storyboard

5.2b Writing the Script

5.3a Preparing & Recording the Script

Video Example 2 - Gateways For Girls

Video Example One - Early Career Teachers

Storyboard template

The Resources Section

PSS 2.1a Defining Problems

PSS 2.3a Analytical Tasks

PSS 2.3b Analytical Problems

PSS 3.2a Starting With What You Know

PSS 3.1a Understanding the Problem

PSS 3.1b Strategies for Understanding and Beginning the Problem

IDL 2.1a The Scholarly and Cultural Record

IDL 2.1b Defining Information 2

IDL 2.2b Understanding different kids of information (Journal Articles)

IDL 2.4a Defining an Information Need

IDL 2.3a Accessing Information

IDL 2.4b Developing a Search Strategy

IDL 2.4c Documenting & Evaluating the Search Strategy

COM 3.3a Conducting Research for Essays

COM 3.3b Conducting Research for Reports and Proposals

CT 2.2a Argument Spheres

IDL 3.1a Critically Evaluating Information

IDL 3.1b Critically Evaluating Web Resources

IDL 3.1c Critically Evaluating Wikipedia

IDL 3.2a Establishing Relevance

IDL 3.2b Establishing Relevance

IDL 3.4a Processing and Coding: Step 1 and 2

IDL 3.4b Processing and Coding: Step 3

PSS 4.1a Seeking Different Perspectives

CT 3.2a Common Fallacies

CT 4.1a Claims & Evidence

CT 4.2a Identifying Biases and Assumptions 1

CT 4.2b Identifying Biases and Assumptions 2

CT 4.2c Identifying Biases and Assumptions 3

IDL 4.3a Incorporating Sources

IDL 4.3b Incorporating Sources: Quotes

IDL 4.3c Paraphrasing & Summarising

IDL 4.1a Avoiding Plagiarism

IDL 4.2a Referencing and Attributing Sources

IDL 4.4a Referencing Software

IDL 4.4b Mendeley

IDL 4.4c Zotero

IDL 4.4d EndNote

PSS 3.3a Using Specialised Knowledge

PSS 3.4a Problem-solving with Special Cases

PSS 4.1b Learning from Other People

PSS 4.2a Applying forms of Reasoning & Thinking

PSS 4.2b Questioning Assumptions & Considering Alternatives

PSS 4.3a Using Creative Strategies

CT 3.4a Applying Systems Thinking

CT 3.4b Applying Systems Thinking Expert Video

CT 4.3a Using Critical Thinking to Evaluate Arguments

CT 4.3b Using Critical Thinking to Evaluate Arguments

PSS 4.4a Evaluating Solutions

PSS 4.4b Strategies for Evaluating Solutions

PSS 5.1a Communicating solutions in academic contexts

PSS 5.1b Communicating Solutions in Written & Oral Form

COM 4.2c Coherence & Cohesion

COM 4.3a Polishing and Refining Essays

COM 4.3b Polishing and Refining Reports & Proposals

COM 4.3d Editing for Language

COM 4.4a Formatting & Proofreading Written Assignments for Sumbission

COM 4.3c Incorporating Visual Aids in Written Assignments

COM 5.3a Preparing Visual Aids

IDL 5.1a Copyright

IDL 5.1b Creative Commons Licensing

How to use the Resources Section