ALW225 - Designing Fictions
Unit details
| Year: | 2019 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Trimester 1 Unit Chair: | Cassandra Atherton |
| Trimester 3 Unit Chair: | Cassandra Atherton |
| Prerequisite: | ALW101 and ALW102 |
| Corequisite: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Faculty of Arts and Education course or D311, D312, D313, D326, D346, D347, D370, D391 |
| Incompatible with: | ALW325 |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including: 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week in the form of response to seminar based discussion boards. |
Content
This unit explores technical and discursive aspects of fiction-writing, with reference to highly regarded texts. The unit involves much exploration of creativity and experimentation; improvisation and revision. Students must be prepared to do considerable practical work in and out of seminars. Each student will submit a complete original work or works of fiction. This work may be presented in a number of forms, including short story, hypertext, fiction for installation or exhibition, for example.
Assessment
Assessment 1 (Individual) - Report on unit readings (1200 words or equivalent) - 30%
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Original Work or series of Works of Fiction (2,000 words or equivalent) - 50%
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Seminar responses to students' work and participation (800 words or equivalent) - 20%
Unit Fee Information
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