Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Writing Workshop

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COMM2461

City Campus

Undergraduate

345T Media and Communication

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 2 2017,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019

COMM2461

City Campus

Undergraduate

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2020

COMM2461

City Campus

Undergraduate

515T Creative Industries

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023,
Sem 2 2024

Course Coordinator: Dzintra Boyd and Sarah Vincent

Course Coordinator Phone: +61399254269 (Dzintra)

Course Coordinator Email: pwecoordinators@rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

You are required to have completed Developing a Writing Project (COMM2458)


Course Description

This course gives you an opportunity to develop a written work to industry readiness through discussion and workshopping. By redrafting, and refining your work, you strengthen your writing skills and learn to make independent decisions about the development of your project. You think critically about your own work and provide constructive feedback to others on their work. The focus of this course is on learning to work in a self directed way within a community of practice.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes

In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:

  • demonstrate analytical skills and creative solutions to respond to problems in a range of diverse writing, editing and publishing contexts
  • work with others in a range of roles and contexts, demonstrating cultural, environmental and social awareness
  • apply initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in your practice as a writer or editor or in future study.


Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

  1. develop your writing project independently, with the support of other writers
  2. address issues that may have arisen in your writing project; for example, structure, narrative development, voice
  3. make judgements about feedback from others and decide how best to integrate suggestions into your work
  4. communicate your writing and/or editing corrections, suggestions and concerns in a constructive way to other writers
  5. reflect on the progress of your writing project and identify how best to move it forward.


Overview of Learning Activities

This course involves considerable class discussion and workshopping, giving you an opportunity for ongoing feedback from staff and peers. You will be expected to work independently on your chosen project as well as submit and critique material for regular workshopping sessions.

The learning activities included in this course are:

  • structured class discussions which provide the framework for exploring and developing your writing project
  • writing workshops to assist development of your writing project with feedback from peers and teacher
  • guest lectures from specialist industry speakers
  • independent research and study, working through the course requirements as presented in classes, online and through learning materials.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.

The University Library has extensive resources for Professional Writing and Editing students. The Library has produced a subject guide that includes quality online and print resources for your studies https://rmit.libguides.com/writing-editing
The Library provides guides on academic referencing: https://www.rmit.edu.au/library/study/referencing and subject specialist help via your Liaison Librarian.


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. 

Task 1: Workshop and redraft writing, 25%, CLO 2, 3, 4, 5
Task 2: Major fiction or non-fiction writing, 50%, CLO 1, 2, 3, 5
Task 3: Seminar talking points, 25%, CLO 3

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.