Generic Skills

In addition to learning specific technical skills that will assist you in your future careers in science, engineering, commerce, education or elsewhere, you will have the opportunity to develop in this subject, generic skills that will assist you whatever your future career path.

• You will develop problem-solving skills (especially through tutorial exercises) including engaging with unfamiliar problems, and identifying relevant strategies.
• You will develop analytical skills - the ability to construct and express logical arguments and to work in abstract or general terms to increase the clarity and efficiency of the analysis.
• Through tutorials and other interactions with fellow students, you will develop the ability to work in a team. The department distinguishes between ethical collaboration, which is strongly encouraged, and plagiarism, which is prohibited.
• In first-year mathematics and statistics subjects, students are given relatively structured assessment schedules, but ones which still require students to manage their time, balance competing commitments and meet regular deadlines. This aids in the transition from school to tertiary learning.