301019 (v.2) Professional Writing and Presentation 211

Area:

Department of Communication and Cultural Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Professional communication as a practice within a wider community. Contexts and conventions of a wide range of texts - article and freelance arts writing in arts journals, articles, reviews, newsletters, in-house journals and CD. Objectivity and subjectivity in the production of texts, power and language, gendered language, cross-cultural literacy, and the use of technology - mediated research tools.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Developed an understanding of feature writing in terms of market, types and structures, the way ideas are generated and developed. Critically analysed a variety of feature stories in terms of theprinciples of story telling. Developed skills and techniques in writing a story proposal or theme, interviewing, using direct and indirect speech, developing character, descriptive writing, writing leads, creating transitions and finding end points. Edited their own work and the work of others. Produced a portfolio of feature stories suitable for submission for publication.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Partridge, Eric. (1999) You have a point there: a guide to punctuation and its allies. London, Routledge. Stein, Sol. (1995), Solutions for writers: practical craft techniques for fiction and non fiction. London, Souvenir Press.

Unit Texts:

Sharples, Mike. (1999), How we write: writing as creative design. London, Routledge. Zinsser, William. (ed.) (1998), Inventing the truth: the art and craft of memoir. New York, Houghton Mifflin. Zinsser, William. (1998), On writing well. New York, Harper Collins. Ross-Larson, Bruce. (1996), Edit yourself: a manual for everyone who works with words. New York, Norton.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment 1 Article/review 10%, Assignment 2 Feature 15%, Assignment 3 Feature, Assignment 4 Feature 20%, Participation 20%, Tutorial presentation 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y