"an introductory understanding" is a perfectly valid phrase in written English.
You might use it to introduce a discussion about a concept or idea that is unfamiliar to the reader. For example, "This article provides an introductory understanding of quantum computing."
The purpose of this chapter is to gain an introductory understanding of thermoelasticity.
Such metaphors and analogies enable his readers to attain an introductory understanding of the thesis or principle in question.
This article provides the clinician with an introductory understanding of the approval process of pharmaceuticals in the United States by USFDA.
Sensible analogies, metaphors, imaginative thought experiments, stories, and anecdotes: he utilizes these devices because they allow readers that are accustomed to conceiving of things by means of the senses and the imagination to attain an introductory understanding of theses and principles that are abstract and distinctly conceivable only through the intellect (not the senses or the imagination).
The first of these modules asks participants to demonstrate an introductory-level understanding of the theory and research on practices contributing to teaching excellence.
It provides an introductory, yet thorough, understanding of the complicated Chapter 9 filing process.
CAULDRON could therefore be a useful tool for mutually beneficial science-policy dialogue, as scientists may be able to understand more about the types of decisions being made, and policymakers can gain an introductory, although highly idealized, understanding of PEA to consider whether it could inform decision making.
This finding contributes to the understanding that an introductory period must be expected before the delivery runs efficiently.
This approach is valuable because using an evolutionary framework to unify the material in an introductory biology course should improve students' understanding of evolution (Nehm et al. 2009).
This review is conceived as an introductory text to aid in the understanding and conception of fluorescence-based measurements of biomolecular interactions.
Yet, by attending to linked processes of photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and decomposition, big picture understanding appropriate to an introductory biology course can emerge.
