Undergraduate - UnitATS3857 - Writing techniques

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Gippsland First semester 2015 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Kirsten Davis

Synopsis

The unit covers a range of compositional techniques used in such written forms as prose fiction, feature articles, reviewing and travel writing. The weekly topics are organised around exercises designed to develop skills in effective use of creative detail, in conscious crafting of formal elements, and in preparation and editing of copy for publication.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will have:

An understanding of a range of practices and techniques in contemporary writing through reading, analysis and practice
Refined and extended communication and writing skills across a number of literary and other forms and for a variety of audiences
Skills in editing, proofing and preparation of copy for publication
Advanced writing and reading skills as a member of an Internet writing group
A dossier of research, ideas for writing and examples of drafts and finished work at the end of the unit.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Belinda Morrissey

Prerequisites

ATS1277 and ATS1278, plus one of ATS2772, ATS2773, ATS2497/ATS3497, ATS2498/ATS3498, ATS2499/ATS3499, COM2407/COM3407, or equivalent

Prohibitions

GSC3421, GSC3425, WRT3421