Course Title: Write non-fiction
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: COMM7306
Course Title: Write non-fiction
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5295 - Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Course Contact : Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email:mcvet@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit of competency requires you to demonstrate the skills relevant to creating a publishable nonfiction work. These include an ability to use structure, style and tone appropriate to a concept, to undertake appropriate research, and to respond to feedback from specialists in the field. A fictional genre, work or issue might form the subject of such nonfiction writing. The relevant nonfiction writing techniques might also be demonstrated in the process of developing creative or hybrid-genre writings.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU20276 Write non-fiction |
Element: |
1 Develop a concept suitable for a work of non-fiction |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 |
Element: |
2 Clarify project requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 |
Element: |
3 Plan writing |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 |
Element: |
4 Develop draft |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 |
Learning Outcomes
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Details of Learning Activities
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Teaching Schedule
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
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Overview of Assessment
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Assessment Tasks
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Assessment Matrix
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Other Information
Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Feedback - You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Student feedback at RMIT
Student Progress
Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. Student progress policy
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Special consideration, appeals and discipline
Cover Sheet for Submissions
You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism - RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity
Late Submission
Work submitted late without an extension or special consideration will be penalised. See the program website for more details.
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