ALW394 - Writing Project
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: Antonia Pont |
| Prerequisite: | Two ALW units with at least one at level 2 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week in weeks 1, 2, 6, 8, & 9 1 x 3-hour online seminar per week in weeks 4, 5, 10, & 11 (recordings provided) |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar 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 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.
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 | Utilise scholarly research technologies to identify and critically and creatively assess a range of relevant texts towards the realisation of a creative 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 analyse relevant texts | GLO4: Critical Thinking |
| ULO5 | Evaluate your own and the work of others by applying constructive and respectful interpersonal communication skills relevant to the writing/ editing industry | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO6 | Apply and reflect on creative practice methods relevant to project management/ development and sustainable, effective working methods | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Research Task | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Ongoing |
| Assessment 2: Student Author Video Interview | 600 words or equivalent | 15% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 3: Final Writing Project | 2200 words or equivalent | 55% | Exam week |
| Assessment 4: Peer Feedback Tasks and Workshopping | 400 words or equivalent | 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
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Unit Fee Information
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