ALW394 - Writing Project
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Antonia Pont |
| Prerequisite: | Two ALW units with at least one at level 2 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities 1 x 2-hour seminar per week equivalent |
Content
This unit will offer development of a creative project, shaping the process from concept through research to narrative artefact. It will include developing skills in the management of creative projects in a practice-based approach. The genre for the project may be negotiated, and could include fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, script, experimental or interdisciplinary writing. The unit will incorporate ongoing small group workshops on the developing project, and seminar discussions on industry-related issues.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Utilise technologies to critically interrogate a range of literary texts in the creation of a writing research project | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital Literacy |
| ULO2 | Apply relevant literary materials and research from a range of sources to develop and enhance creative work | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Draw on feedback and self-evaluation to write and redraft a literary text within a deadline to a specified readership | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem Solving |
| ULO4 | Critically read and analyse relevant texts | GLO4: Critical Thinking |
| ULO5 | Evaluate your own and the work of others | GLO6: Self management |
| ULO6 | Demonstrate use of technology for a range of purposes including working with others, communication and accessing sources of research | GLO3: Digital Literacy |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Writing project Proposal | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2 - Draft Material Workshopping Presentation and Participation | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3 - Writing Project | 2000 words or equivalent (The final submission will also incorporate the 1000-word workshop material from A2) | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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