Course Title: Interpret and respond to a brief
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: GRAP5152C
Course Title: Interpret and respond to a brief
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5181 - Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Course Contact : Professional Writing and Editing Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4368
Course Contact Email:brendan.lee@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: 15
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
This course is taught along with the Refine Writing and Editing Techniques specialisations.
Course Description
This course covers the skills and knowledge required to interpret and respond to a brief through the production of a piece of writing.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUVDES05A Interpret and respond to a brief |
Element: |
1. Interpret the brief |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Correctly interpret the specifications of the brief |
Element: |
2. Develop and refine the design concept |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Develop the initial design concept consistent with the parameters of the brief |
Element: |
3. Liaise with client |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Agree on the communication process and the frequency of communication with the client |
Element: |
4. Plan the production of the work |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Identify all components required to produce the work |
Element: |
5. Complete the production of the work |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Collect and/or organise required components for the work |
Learning Outcomes
Not applicable
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
Interpret and respond to a brief is delivered and assessed within each of your Refine Writing and Editing specialisations. For example, you look at the skills required to interpret and respond to a brief regarding a desk-top publishing project, an article for a newspaper, a short story, an editing project etc.
See your Refine Writing and Editing specialisation course outlines for the teaching schedule.
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 short exercises and demonstration of this competency within a chosen Writing Specialisation.
Assessment Tasks
Interpret and respond to a brief is assessed through a preliminary exercise specific to this competency. This exercise will be e-mailed to you by the unit coordinator on February 27 with directions on how to submit the assessment. The assessment is due by April 12.
Interpret and respond to a brief is also assessed within each of your Refine Writing and Editing specialisations, by your writing teachers . Successful completion of the assessment will demonstrate competency in responding to a brief for a range of writing and editing projects See Refine Writing and Editing course guides 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 unit 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
Submission of Assessment Tasks
You are required to submit all assessment tasks in hard copy with a completed School of Media and Communication cover sheet. You are expected to keep a copy of all assignments submitted.
Late Submissions
If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension before that due date.
Please refer to the course blackboard site for information on late submissions and on applying for an extension.
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity is about the honest presentation of your academic work. Presenting work that fails to acknowledge other people’s work within yours can compromise academic integrity. For further information on academic integrity and plagiarism, please refer to the following URL. http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=kkc202lwe1yv
Special Consideration Policy
Please refer to the following URL for information on applying for special consideration:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION=1
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