Divide and Conquer: Navigating Numeracy in Uni Culture
Single subject — no qualification is awarded on completion. Credits toward the qualifications listed below.
This subject is FEE-HELP eligible, so eligible students can defer the $410 fee as a government loan and pay nothing upfront.
Fees and funding are indicative only. Confirm your eligibility and final costs with the provider.
About this subject
The rationale for this unit is that students must be able to use, interpret and critique information presented in numerical form to successfully engage in academic culture and communication. Just as understanding information communicated via words (literacy) is core to academic culture and communication, so too is information communicated via numbers (numeracy). Proficiency and confidence in working with numbers is therefore essential to student success at university regardless of discipline of study. This unit, along with the broader program of study provided by the university preparation pathway focuses on developing increasingly sophisticated and refined mathematical understanding, fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving skills embedded in accessible contexts. These proficiencies enable students to respond to familiar and unfamiliar situations by employing mathematical strategies to make informed decisions and solve problems efficiently. “T o be numerate requires more than being able to operate with numbers: it requires mathematical knowledge and understanding, mathematical problem-solving skills, literacy skills and positive beliefs and attitudes” ( Department of Education, Employment and Welfare, Australian Core Skills Framework , Commonwealth of Australia, 2008). When students become numerate, they can manage situations or solve problems in real contexts such as everyday life, work or further learning. They are able to identify, interpret and communicate mathematical ideas and information and represent these ideas in a number of ways.
Divide and Conquer: Navigating Numeracy in Uni Culture is a standalone subject at Murdoch University in WA. Completing it does not award a qualification. Credit may apply toward the qualifications listed on this page.
No qualification credit mapping has been indexed for this subject yet. The provider may still grant credit toward a related award — confirm with Murdoch University before enrolling.
Murdoch University is the awarding provider. Recorded study modes are Online. Typical duration is listed as 13 weeks. The subject is listed at 25 credit points. Eligible students may defer fees through FEE-HELP.
Details on this page are compiled from the provider's published subject information and government registers. Fees, intakes and credit rules can change — confirm current details with Murdoch University before enrolling.
Listing facts
- Type
- Single subject
- National code
- MUR-UPP002
- Field of education
- Information technology
- Provider
- Murdoch University
- Credit points
- 25
- Study mode
- Online
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Qualifications listed
- 0
- FEE-HELP
- Eligible