ALA202 - Copywriting and Ideation
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Cameron Jenyns |
| Prerequisite: | ALA101 or ALA102 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Approximately 2-hour of online learning tasks and discussions per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit builds students’ ability to solve complex communication problems and develop creative copy and concepts for both traditional and new media platforms. Students will explore approaches to ideation that emphasise the social and cultural contexts in which advertising is produced and learn to prepare strategically sound copy platforms. Consumer-focused research and creative strategies will be examined to enable students to critique spoken and textual messaging and apply this insight to the development of 'big ideas' that are communicated through persuasive advertising concepts and copy.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Examine and articulate the sociocultural aspects that shape the consumption and production of creative advertising | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Describe and interpret the textual and conceptual elements of advertisements disseminated across various media channels | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Critically engage with emerging trends in creative brand communication and analyse their impact on professional practice | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO4 | Apply ideation techniques to the production of advertising copy and concepts in response to client requirements | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Copy and Concept Critique | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: Writing Exercises | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3: Portfolio | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
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
The texts and reading list for ALA202 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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