Course Title: Produce Writings - Short Story

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5181

Course Title: Produce Writings - Short Story

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 110.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
COMM5428	City Campus	TAFE	345T Media and Communication	Face-to-Face

Course Contact: Professional Writing and Editing Administration

Course Contact Phone: +61 399254368

Course Contact Email: Brendan.lee@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course covers the knowledge and skills required to complete a writing task and introduces students to the craft of writing short stories.  It explores the history and theory of short story writing and looks critically at a variety of short stories.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	VBP552 Produce Writings - Short Story
Elements:	Analyse the purpose of the writing task
	Create the writing task
	Investigate the scope of the writing task
	Plan the writing task
	Realise the writing task

Learning Outcomes

Not applicable

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this unit involves:
•    Class exercises
•    4 short stories of 2,500 words each