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Benefits of CIC Courses

Enhanced Literacies

The frequent complaint from employers is that graduates cannot communicate properly. CIC courses embed the teaching of four key literacies – written, oral, visual, and digital – into the curriculum and equips students with a well-rounded set of communication skills, preparing them for success in both academic and increasingly collaborative professional settings

Interdisciplinary Engagement

CIC courses often adopt an interdisciplinary approach, allowing students to apply their communication skills across diverse fields and foster a broader, more integrated understanding of course content

Active Learning

CIC courses prioritise active learning pedagogies, such as group discussions, presentations, and project-based assignments. This encourages students to actively engage with the material and develop their critical thinking and problem-solving abilities

Professional Competitiveness

The comprehensive communication skills gained through CIC courses make students more competitive in the job market, as employers increasingly value candidates with strong written, verbal, and digital communication proficiencies

Personal Growth

The holistic development of communication abilities in CIC courses can contribute to students’ overall personal growth, enhancing their self-confidence, collaborative skills, and adaptability to diverse communication contexts

Enhanced Literacies

The frequent complaint from employers is that graduates cannot communicate properly. CIC courses embed the teaching of four key literacies – written, oral, visual, and digital – into the curriculum and equips students with a well-rounded set of communication skills, preparing them for success in both academic and increasingly collaborative professional settings

Interdisciplinary Engagement

CIC courses often adopt an interdisciplinary approach, allowing students to apply their communication skills across diverse fields and foster a broader, more integrated understanding of course content

Active Learning

CIC courses prioritise active learning pedagogies, such as group discussions, presentations, and project-based assignments. This encourages students to actively engage with the material and develop their critical thinking and problem-solving abilities

Professional Competitiveness

The comprehensive communication skills gained through CIC courses make students more competitive in the job market, as employers increasingly value candidates with strong written, verbal, and digital communication proficiencies

Personal Growth

The holistic development of communication abilities in CIC courses can contribute to students’ overall personal growth, enhancing their self-confidence, collaborative skills, and adaptability to diverse communication contexts

What Students Say

“I would say because nursing is a career where I will need to face people in most circumstances, some patients or clients may face some difficult situations. Through this course, I can understand how to use an easier way to allow them to understand the situation and simplify a complicated idea for them so they can understand even though they didn’t have that knowledge about this area.”

Year 1 Student

Faculty of Medicine

“It’s the ability to respond to constructive criticism from others because very early on, we had to establish our own personal topic. And I was very indecisive, I don’t really know what I wanted to work on. So, some comments and responses that I received when I asked other students were harsh, but they were concise and to the point. Although I did not want to hear it at that time, it helped me in the long run because I really learnt what I did not want to do and that what I wanted to do was what I could do best with my skillset.”

Year 2 Student

Faculty of Arts

“I learned how to give direction and facilitate discussion with my peers. I was trained to be supportive of my fellow classmates as a peer leader without being overbearing, which was consistent with what I learned in my management class – I learned to give direction and not the solution.”

Year 3 Student

Business School

“Through creating social media posts, I learnt the importance of keeping sentences short but impactful, especially when we want to raise awareness about different issues. It taught me to write concisely, as well as how to present the information in a visually appealing way.”

Year 2 Student

Faculty of Engineering

“I would say because nursing is a career where I will need to face people in most circumstances, some patients or clients may face some difficult situations. Through this course, I can understand how to use an easier way to allow them to understand the situation and simplify a complicated idea for them so they can understand even though they didn’t have that knowledge about this area.”

Year 1 Student

Faculty of Medicine

“It’s the ability to respond to constructive criticism from others because very early on, we had to establish our own personal topic. And I was very indecisive, I don’t really know what I wanted to work on. So, some comments and responses that I received when I asked other students were harsh, but they were concise and to the point. Although I did not want to hear it at that time, it helped me in the long run because I really learnt what I did not want to do and that what I wanted to do was what I could do best with my skillset.”

Year 2 Student

Faculty of Arts

“I learned how to give direction and facilitate discussion with my peers. I was trained to be supportive of my fellow classmates as a peer leader without being overbearing, which was consistent with what I learned in my management class – I learned to give direction and not the solution.”

Year 3 Student

Business School

“Through creating social media posts, I learnt the importance of keeping sentences short but impactful, especially when we want to raise awareness about different issues. It taught me to write concisely, as well as how to present the information in a visually appealing way.”

Year 2 Student

Faculty of Engineering