Course Title: Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2013

Course Code: VART5794C

Course Title: Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work

School: 345T Media and Communication

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4171 - Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing

Course Contact : Program Administration

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815

Course Contact Email:mctafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Coordinator: Clare Renner
Telephone: 9925 4047
Email: clare.renner@rmit.edu.au  

Nominal Hours: 50

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

At RMIT, the competency Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work is contextualised by your chosen writing courses. Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work is delivered and assessed along with each of your Produce Writing specialisations

Course Description

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to develop, refine and communicate concepts for a range of writing projects 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUVCOR03A Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work

Element:

1. Develop concept

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify relevant source material for concept development according to nature and direction of work
1.2 Source and extract key information to inform concept development
1.3 Where appropriate, organise collected information in a manner which assists in the development of the concept
1.4 Evaluate information and ideas to develop possible approaches to work
1.5 Select final option for the concept based on evaluation and refinement of approaches and the desired outcome for the work
 

Element:

2. Refine concept  

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify which aspects of the concept and concept development should be communicated, based on nature and purpose of work
2.2 Identify those to whom concept for work should be communicated, based on nature and purpose of work
2.3 Assess a range of communication methods and select most appropriate based on nature and purpose of work
2.4 Communicate the concept and its development in a manner which facilitates understanding by others
2.5 Seek feedback on concept and provide clarification when required
 

Element:

3. Communicate concept                        

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Undertake own review of concept and challenge ideas and approaches taken
3.2 Seek input and comments from others about the concept
3.3 Re-evaluate options for the concept based on own review and feedback, and refine accordingly
 


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course, you will be able to develop, refine and communicate a concept for a range of writing projects  


Details of Learning Activities

In this course you  learn through - 

In-class activities:
• classroom-based lectures
• class exercises
• teacher directed group activities/projects
• peer teaching and class presentations
• group discussion
• class exercises to review discussions/lectures
• class readings
• workshopping of students’ own projects


Out-of-class activities:
• independent writing and reading
• online and other research
• independent study and project work


Teaching Schedule

Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work is delivered and assessed within your Produce Writing specialisations. For example, you discuss the skills required to develop, refine and communicate a concept within the context of writing a novel, creating a desk-top publishing project, writing a feature article etc.

See your Produce Writing specialisation course outlines for the teaching schedule for this competency.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

There are no prescribed texts for this unit.


References

You are advised to look at the course Blackboard site for ongoing updated information.


Other Resources

All resources are supplied by the teacher for this unit. 


Overview of Assessment

Assessment includes the completion of a written exercise and demonstration of competency through assessment in your chosen writing specialisations.


Assessment Tasks

This unit is assessed through a preliminary exercise specific to this competency. This exercise will be e-mailed to you by the unit coordinator with directions on how to submit the assessment. The assessment is due in Semester 1.

The unit is also assessed within your writing specialisation assessment by your writing teachers. Successful completion of the assessment will demonstrate competency in developing, refining and communicating a concept within the context of that writing specialisation.   See Produce Writing course guide for assessment details.

To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete all assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment.

This competency will be assessed as:

C Competent
NYC Not yet competent
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Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration.

Other Information

Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that students attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.

Cover Sheet for Submissions
All students must complete a submission cover sheet for each piece of submitted work.

Plagiarism - RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. For more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity

Copyright
All students have access to the myRMIT copyright shell. The myRMIT copyright shell contains information on copyright, plus also examples on how to use copyright works as part of your projects and assignments.

Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration/online

Student Progress Committee
This committee promotes the early identification of students who are not achieving acceptable academic performance. The committee provides identified students with assistance and seeks to ensure such students are aware of the range of support services available to them at the University. Student Progress Committee (SPC)

Student Feedback
Students are offered opportunities to provide feedback through a variety of mechanisms including online surveys conducted at the end of each course or semester, student complaints and Student Staff Consultative Committees
 

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