Transition 2 Commerce (T2C)

What is T2C?

The T2C is a lecture series for all first year Commerce students. It provides resources and strategies essential for study success within the Faculty.

When is it?

The T2C begins in Week One and runs throughout semester. Lectures and workshops are repeated several times throughout each week.

You attend one lecture a week and your allocated lectures will be preloaded for you into the Alloc8 system.
 
If you have any problems or concerns with your lecture allocation, please contact the Commerce Student Centre (Level 1, The Spot) who will do their best to accommodate your scheduling request. 

What will I learn?

In lectures, you will learn about: academic expectations in the faculty, plagiarism and referencing conventions, how to approach assignments, academic writing and exam preparation.

Lecture One: Commerce: What’s expected?

What do academics in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce expect? How can you manage intense time pressures? What’s involved in lectures, tutorials and readings and how should you approach them? Where can you go for help? This initial T2C lecture is essential for helping you get off to a flying start as a Commerce student.

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Lecture Two: All your work? Stealing and academic honesty

What is plagiarism and what are its consequences? What can be done to avoid it?  This session will cover ways to paraphrase, summarise, quote directly and use referencing systems appropriate within the Faculty of Economics and Commerce.  Mastery of these skills is essential for success as Commerce student.

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Lecture Three: So you think you can write-1? The assignment

What kinds of assignment are you likely to face? What determines a good grade?  What stages are involved in assignment preparation? This lecture will approach to writing assignments and will address ways in you should structure your work.

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Lecture Four: So you think you can write-2? Academic writing

What is academic writing? How can you ensure your writing is clear, concise, accurate and persuasive? What do you need to be aware of in terms of sentence structure and grammar? Employers regularly cite good writing skills as an essential determinant of who gets, or doesn’t get, the job. Without excellent writing skills you will be at a great disadvantage in a highly competitive market.

Lecture Five: Exam preparation

What do exams test? What revision plans and techniques really work? How can you address the main question types that are used in exams within the Faculty? You might be surprised about how important exams are in your subjects. Effective revision strategies and approaches on the day are critical.

Who attends?

If you are a Bachelor of Commerce student you will automatically be enrolled in T2C and timetabled into a lecture, so you'll need to check your timetable.

Why is it important?

Starting university is both exciting and challenging. There is lots to learn about adjusting to the kind of teaching and learning required at university, what to do with all those non-teaching hours in the week, how to get the most out of an Intro Microeconomics lecture when you're sitting with 499 others, and that's just for a start.

If you're not sure where to go, have a look at the list of lecture theatres. There's also a link to campus maps to help you find your way around.

T2C Lecture slides

Lecture slides for Semester Two will be displayed after each T2C lecture