MajorCulturalDifferencesin AustralianHigherEducationUnimelb Academic Skills

MajorCulturalDifferencesFrequently it is not until astudent has their firstpiece of assessmentreturned that they realisethe impact of studying in adifferent educationalculture.

Lecturersand studentsroles andresponsibilities

Such differences ineducational culture caninclude:

The higher levelskills requiredto completestudy andassessmenttasks

Such differences ineducational culture caninclude:

Organising andpresentingarguments andevidence

Such differences ineducational culture caninclude:

It is very important thatyou understand this inorder to perform well.

Your faculty andsubject area willhave its ownspecific culture

Asking yourtutor forclarification

You can do this by:

Asking yourtutor for sampleessays

Reading thedepartmentalguidelines

You can do this by:

Going toAcademic Skillsworkshops

Making anindividualtutorial (iTute)with anAcademic SkillsAdviser.

You can do this by:

ACADEMICSKILLSEnabling students to realise theirfull academic potential andachieve excellence.

http://services.unimelb.edu.au/academicskills

academic-skills@unimelb.edu.au

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