Course Title: Develop and Apply Industry Knowledge
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2008
Course Code: EMPL5229C
Course Title: Develop and Apply Industry Knowledge
School: 345T Creative Media
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4171 - Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing
Course Contact : Brendan Lee
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4368
Course Contact Email:Brendan.lee@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Arthur Clover
Building 94, level 2,
Cardigan Street,
Carlton
Phone: 9925 4269
Email: a.clover@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 15
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
This course is taught along with 2 other competencies:
- Identify industry laws and regulations and apply them to workplace activities (CUFGEN02A )
- Maintain workplace safety (BSBCMN311A )
Course Description
This course covers the skills and knowledge required to develop and apply an understanding of the writing and publishing industry.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFGEN01A Develop and Apply Industry Knowledge |
Element: |
Seek information on industry employment obligations and opportunities |
Performance Criteria: |
- Obtain information to assist effective work performance within the industry, including information on: |
Element: |
Seek information on new technology |
Performance Criteria: |
- Continually apply informal and/or formal research to update general knowledge of the industry |
Element: |
Seek information on the structure and operation of the industry |
Performance Criteria: |
- Correctly identify and access sources of information on the industry |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Weekly lectures are held in the auditorium, where students listen to guest speakers who will address their particular area of expertise within the writing and publishing industry. Students will also have the opportunity to ask questions of the speaker.
Teaching Schedule
This course, together with 2 other competencies, is taught in the semester-long Industry Overview class. Weekly lectures are timetabled on Wednesday evenings at 5 pm during Semester 1.
Week | Topic |
1 | Orientation |
2 | The Victorian Writers’ Centre |
3 | Life after PWE |
4 | Editor: Allen & Unwin |
5 | Melbourne’s indie magazine boom |
6 | New writers |
7 | Book publishing |
8 | The craft of writing |
9 | Fictionalising the past |
10 | How to get your work out there |
11 | Maintain workplace safety |
12 | The writer as an artist/producer |
13 | Digital publishing: book publishing – where is it heading? |
14 | The role of the literary agent |
15 | Applying for arts grants |
16 | Copyright |
17 | Writing for children |
18 | Freelance writer |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Students will receive additional handouts in class and use the website on Blackboard.
Overview of Assessment
This course is assessed with 2 other competencies:
- Identify industry laws and regulations and apply them to workplace activities (CUFGEN02A)
- Maintain workplace safety (BSBCMN311A)
Assessment Tasks
This course is assessed with 2 other competencies:
- Identify industry laws and regulations and apply them to workplace activities (CUFGEN02A)
- Maintain workplace safety (BSBCMN311A)
Due date: 18 June
Assessment Matrix
not applicable
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