Course Title: Write extended stories

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5314 Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing

Course Title: Write extended stories

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COMM5911C

City Campus

TAFE

345T Media and Communication

Face-to-Face

Term1 2014,
Term2 2015,
Term2 2016,
Term2 2017,
Term2 2018

COMM5911C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term2 2020

Course Contact: Penny Johnson

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4383

Course Contact Email: penny.johnson@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course is designed to develop the skills to develop and  apply a range of narrative techniques to develop your writing across a range of contexts.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUFWRT402A Write extended stories

Elements:

1. Analyse extended story writing requirements

2. Prepare to write extended stories

3. Draft extended stories

4. Write final drafts


Learning Outcomes

You will be able to write original projects applying appropriate format and using extended narrative techniques.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:

  • participation in written exercises, in class and online
  • research
  • the application of learned skills and insights to your writing tasks.