Course Title: Produce Writings - Poetry

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4171

Course Title: Produce Writings - Poetry

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 105.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
COMM5402	City Campus	TAFE	345T Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Term1 2011, Term1 2012, Term1 2013

Course Contact: Program Administration

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815

Course Contact Email: mctafe@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

In this course you explore the skills and knowledge needed to write and market your own poetry. You are introduced to the works of many different poets and experiment with a range of approaches, techniques and modes of writing while creating your own body of work.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

At RMIT, the competency Produce Writings – Poetry  is delivered and assessed alongside the following competencies:
CUVCOR03A: Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work
CUVCOR11A: Source information on history and theory and apply to own work
CUSRAD01A: collect and organise information 

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	VBP552 Produce Writings - Poetry
Elements:	1. Analyse the purpose of the writing task
	2. Investigate the scope of the writing task
	3. Plan the writing task
	4. Create the writing task
	5. Realise the writing task

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you will have gained insight into the process of production and appreciation of poetry. Through research and practice you will be able to develop an initial concept into a written work.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your writing tasks.