Area: | Department of Communication and Cultural Studies |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 12046 (v.2) Communicating Skills 104
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Syllabus: | Effective research using printed and electronic material, academic scholarship and referencing, writing well and knowing why, conventions of written language and the writing process, conventions of a range of written genres, argument development, reflective practice in writing and learning. Particularly recommended to students in the Faculty of Media, Society and Culture, and relevant to those preparing for professional contexts requiring significant attention to writing skills. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Access appropriate information for research in the Humanities and reference it correctly. Write clearly, concisely and correctly in academic genres appropriate to students in the Humanities. Develop sound, logical arguments in their written work. Demonstrate their understanding of the conventions of a variety of genres appropriate to the Humanities. Reflect on their writing and learning, through the development of a portfolio. |
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: | Bate D. and Sharpe P., (1996), Writers' Handbook for University Students, Sydney, Harcourt Brace. Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers, 6th ed., (2002), Milton, Wiley and Sons. Windschuttle K. and Elliot E., (1999), Writing, Researching and Communicating, 3rd ed., Sydney, McGraw Hill. |
Unit Texts: | Summers J. and Smith B., (2002), Communication Skills Handbook - How to Succeed in Written and Oral Communication, Milton, Wiley and Sons. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Research Assignments 25%, written Assignments 45%, Portfolio 30%. 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: | Not Categorised | 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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