AIX117 - Professional Writing for Work
Unit details
| Year | 2018 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Trimester 1: Karen Le Rossignol Trimester 2: Angela Osborne Trimester 3: Angela Osborne |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALW117, ALW217, EAD110 |
| Contact hours: | Campus: 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin |
Content
This unit focuses on developing flexible and transferable communication, writing and research skills for employability in a twenty first century work environment. Students will explore ways of professionally representing themselves, organisations and community or social issues within the context of their own discipline-specific work requirements. They will use online techniques and tools and imaginative virtual world workplace scenarios to prepare themselves for professional, organisational and online writing for specific purposes in workplace contexts.
Assessment
Research report on social issue (discipline-specific) 2000 words 50%
Online writing folio 2000 words 50%
Unit Fee Information
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