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Unit of Study ENG00408 - Writing Project (2015)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Pre-requisites

    WRI10001 Contemporary Reading and Writing Practices AND WRI10003 Short Story Writing AND WRI10002 The Nature of Narrative AND ENG00400 Introduction to Written Texts AND 132 credit points in any SCU units AND

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 define a major self-directed writing project and plan the research necessary to complete it
2 demonstrate a capacity to provide and respond to critical feedback
3 contextualise their own writing practice in terms of other contemporary writing and relevant critical/theoretical frameworks
4 produce a substantial piece of writing in a form consistent with publishing standards/professional writing practice
5 demonstrate a level of writing skill appropriate to a major writing project.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. define a major self-directed writing project and plan the research necessary to complete it
    • GA1:
  2. demonstrate a capacity to provide and respond to critical feedback
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
  3. contextualise their own writing practice in terms of other contemporary writing and relevant critical/theoretical frameworks
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. produce a substantial piece of writing in a form consistent with publishing standards/professional writing practice
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  5. demonstrate a level of writing skill appropriate to a major writing project.
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.