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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. |
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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. |
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: | 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. |
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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. |
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: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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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