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: | An intermediate unit in theory and practice of writing short prose fiction. Emphasis on critical workshop discussion leading to completed examples of the student's own work. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Become familiar with various writing techniques and devices, for example, author versus narrator, character, conflict, closure, point of view, prose rhythms, plot, structure. An understanding of the conceptual, cultural and generic aspects of short fiction. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Gibaldi, Joseph. (1999), MLA handbook for writers of research papers (fifth edition). New York, Modern Language Association of America. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Character sketch 20%, Participation 15%, Story (1) 30%, Story (2) 35%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: |  100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1   |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: |  Informational   | Result Type: |  Grade/Mark |
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Availability
Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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