Fresh Start
Are you nearing the end of your first year and think your academic writing could use a tune-up? Register for WRITE100 in 2024G trimester, part of our Fresh Start programme!
The paper is taught FLEXI and can be studied online or on Hamilton campus.
Timetable
Days |
Lecture |
Workshop |
Venue |
| Mondays | Lecture #1 10am-11am | Workshop #1 12pm-2pm | TC.2.66 HAM campus |
| Tuesdays | Lecture #2 10am-11am | Workshop #2 12pm-2pm | TC.2.66 HAM campus |
| Wednesdays | Lecture #3 10am-11am | Workshop #3 12pm-2pm | TC.2.66 HAM campus |
Paper outline for WRITE100
The Fresh Start offering of WRITE100 runs from 11 November 2024 to 22 December 2024.
The WRITE100 paper gives undergraduate students the opportunity to develop their academic literacy skills. It begins with general academic communication and research skills and then embeds academic literacy practice within disciplines of study.
The paper is divided into four modules:
- Module 1: The building blocks of academic writing
- Module 2: Key language functions
- Module 3: Research, reading and referencing
- Module 4: Essays and reports
Readings
Guidance with respect to readings will be provided during the paper. All readings will be accessible online through the University of Waikato Library. There is no need to purchase any materials for this paper.
Equipment
You will need to have access to an internet-connected device with which you can write. Computers on campus will be used during workshops.
Assessment
This paper is fully internally assessed. The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.
- Online Quiz 1 (5 marks)
- Quiz 2 (5 marks)
- Writing Portfolio (30 marks)
- Online Quiz 3 (5 marks)
- Online Quiz 4 (5 marks)
- Literature Critique (25 marks)
- Final Essay or Report (25 marks)
Grade method
Waikato Grading Scale (A+, A, A- etc…)
Reference Style
Cost
If you are a current student who is eligible for Fees Free study in 2024, you won't need to pay any tuition fees for your Fresh Start paper as it will be covered under the government Fees Free policy for 1st-year study.
- Fees Free and additional papers: If you've used Fees Free for 120 points in 2024 and want to add WRITE100-24G as an elective, you're good to go. Fees Free covers up to $12,000 for first-year study.
- Fees Free and adding papers: If you haven't already enrolled in 120 points in 2024, adding WRITE100-24G might reduce your remaining Fees Free allowance for 2025.
- Fees Free and Fresh Start: If you're considering the Fresh Start programme as a separate qualification, know that it might use up your remaining Fees Free allowance for 2025. This is because Fees Free rules require students to stay enrolled in the same qualification.
Find out more information about Fees Free study:
How to enrol
To enrol, apply to change your enrolment (by including WRITE100-24G) through MyWaikato.
Enrolments close on Friday, 8 November 2024.
Contact us
Get in touch for more information.