This unit provides the foundation for scientific procedures and protocols as well as an oral, written and visual language, providing familiarity with skills and knowledge to communicate and excel in scientific fields of study. This unit is for students from all disciplines to develop skills and knowledge of health and safety issues, advanced computer and web-based skills, oral, written and visual communication.

Summary of Learning: This course provides the participant with the understanding of how to develop and sustain Communities of Practice (CoP) for the modern organisation with the aim of managing and supporting optimal knowledge exchange, collaboration and performance improvement. It examines the essential ingredients for developing strong engagement and exchange of knowledge including, content, curation, engagement and approaches to technology enablement. The Learning Objective: 1. Develop an understanding the value proposition for members of Communities of Practice through different approaches to community creation 2. Develop an understanding of the foundational elements for effective knowledge exchange, collaboration and learning through CoP 3. Develop an understanding of key strategies for developing and sustaining Communities of Practice

This unit improves communication skills through crafting and editing a wide range of print, online and visual texts. Communication techniques, structures, legal and ethical issues related to professional writing are developed. Students learn to evaluate, draft and revise a range of professional and technical communication using the principles of reader-centeredness, usability, and persuasiveness. This unit is for students from all disciplines to enhance communication across the range of academic, governmental, professional, industrial, corporate and public contexts.