Course Title: Produce Writings - Short Story

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4171

Course Title: Produce Writings - Short Story

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 105.0

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Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COMM5403

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 art of writing in the short story form while looking at the skills and knowledge needed to write and market your own short stories. You are introduced to the works of many different short story writers and experiment with a range of approaches and techniques  while creating your own body of work.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

At RMIT, Produce Writings – Short Story is delivered and assessed along with the following competencies:

• CUSRAD01A – Collect and organise information
• CUVCOR03A – Develop, refine and communicate concept
• CUVCOR11A – Source information on history and theory and apply to own work



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


On successful completion of this unit, you will have gained insight into the theory and practice of short story writing. Through research and the practical application of theory,  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 and understanding 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.