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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

303083 (v.5) Professional Writing and Publishing 396 - Professional Practice

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Area: Department of Communication and Cultural Studies
Credits: 50.0
Contact Hours: 192.0
Other: 1 x 192 Hours Once-only
Prerequisite(s): 301019 (v.5) Writing and the Zeitgeist 210 or any previous version
AND
301020 (v.6) Writing, Deception and Authenticity 220 or any previous version
AND
301022 (v.4) Writing and Research for Professional Contexts 311 or any previous version
Syllabus: Open to students in the Professional Writing Major who are in their final semester of study or have made satisfactory progress towards the completion of the Major. Provides an opportunity for students to gain intensive industry experience at the point where their professional writing and publishing skills should be close to the peak of their student abilities. Students are placed 2 days a week over 12 weeks or 3 days a week over 8 weeks. The unit is assessed jointly by the workplace supervisor and the academic supervisor. As part of their assessment, students are required to use their skills to organise the placement in consultation with the unit coordinator.
Field of Education: 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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