Course Title: Write for children and young adults

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5295 Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing

Course Title: Write for children and young adults

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 50

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.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
COMM7308	City Campus	TAFE	345T Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Term1 2013

Course Contact: Program Administration

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815

Course Contact Email: mcvet@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency requires you to write for children, with particular attention to the demographic of your readership and the requirements of age-appropriate genres, themes and formats. This involves knowledge of children’s age-related abilities and interests and awareness of the children’s and young adult markets.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Please refer to the Diploma of Profesional Writing and Editing- Program booklet for Students

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	VU20279 Write for children and young adults
Elements:	1 Research current market 2 Create concept for a children’s work 3 Write material 4 Revise material

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Diploma of Profesional Writing and Editing- Program booklet for Students

Overview of Assessment

Please refer to the Diploma of Profesional Writing and Editing- Program booklet for Students