ALW102 - Writing Spaces: Paradigms and Provocations
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Jodi McAlister |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in a Faculty of Arts and Education course or course D311, D312, D313, D326, D330, D346, D347, D370, D385 or D391 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) Approximately 2-hours 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 focuses on writing in the narrative ‘spaces’ of screenplay, creative nonfiction, poetic drama, and extended fiction. Key texts in each space are framed as social interventions and critical provocations. Through interrelated reading and writing practice, students are encouraged to respond to the critical concepts of the unit, producing work that traverses creative and analytical modes.
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 | Use written and oral language with accuracy, flair and nuance | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate critical thinking abilities through giving and receiving constructive critique in relation to different forms of writing | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate a basic grasp of central concepts in writing and literary theory | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate an advanced grasp of grammar, syntax, presentation and style in relation to their own writing and the writing of others | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Generate, develop and complete writing projects of a high standard in various forms | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO6 | Demonstrate a developed familiarity with the exegesis and the formulation of project statements | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Writing with Intent (project statement + creative piece) | 1600 words | 40% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2: Theory as Seed (creative piece + exegesis) | 2000 words | 50% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3: Participation & seminar | 400 words | 10% | Ongoing |
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 ALW102 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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