Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Supervisor
Dept of English academic staff
Hsu-Ming Teo
Kavita Nandan
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Permission by special approval
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
ENGX8090
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit offers students the opportunity to develop a research project based on specific genres of creative writing and to reflect on how this affects their own creative practice. Students will have the opportunity to read and analyse different genres and to research current scholarship and publishing trends in these genres. Working independently under guided supervision, students will hone their critical research, writing, and presentation skills. By the end of this unit, students will gain a critical understanding of the contemporary academic and professional contexts of their own writing. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participation | 20% | No | Weeks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 13 |
Research proposal and plan | 20% | No | Week 7 |
Critical Writing | 60% | No | Week 12 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weeks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 13
Weighting: 20%
Reading preparation for tutorials, presentation of researched work, and feedback on other students' work.
Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
Research proposal and plan
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 70 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 60%
Essay or chapter
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
This unit is primarily a reading unit: you will be given a reading list and some guidance through it, but your time will be spent reading, researching, and crafting your research project. Students will discuss their readings and research in a series of tutorials (online or in class). Guidance is given as to the kind of research and essay that is expected; rubrics are provided for all assessments.
Extensive resources are provided for students in the iLearn unit, along with guides as to the kinds of research expected for this unit. Each student's project will relate to a creative writing project underway, or being planned.
TUTORIALS: There are 5 one-hour tutorials to be held throughout the session. Participation in these tutorials is compulsory and will count towards the total mark for this unit. Classes will be run either on-campus or online.
The tutorials will be structured in the following way.
MID SESSION BREAK
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Unit information based on version 2021.04 of the Handbook