Real Life Writing
LPW504
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
No
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$1,750.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$1,975.00 (AUD)
Description
Develop an understanding of how to read, write and research the wide range of textuality and discourse that you encounter during your work and/or general life. In this unit, you learn how to review a wide number of topics. You are asked to examine different writing styles, so you can fulfil the purpose of the writing and reach its intended audience effectively.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
- Graduate Certificate of Arts in Writing
- Graduate Diploma of Arts in Writing
- Master of Arts (Writing)
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
• produce a folio of writing that encompasses reviews across a range of genres and situations, each matching the place of publication and the required format;
• understand the relationship of the visual arts to verbal reviewing;
• demonstrate an understanding of different writing genres;
• recognise the purposes different ‘real life writing’ situations;
• apply language appropriate to a range of evaluative review situations;
• write for the eye of the critical reader;
• discriminate between the demands of different genres, audiences and reasons in both reading critically and analytically and writing for a particular outlet;
• draw together various modes of expression such as writing for visual reviews or multimedia outlets.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Writing styles |
| 2 | The structure of writing across a range of genres will be considered in this unit, encompassing: style, tone, register. |
| 3 | Film e.g. reviews, outlines, scripts |
| 4 | Art e.g. reviews, stories, histories, styles. |
| 5 | Sculpture e.g. reviews, personal responses, styles, histories. |
| 6 | Architecture e.g. styles, cultural influences, reading the street as text. |
| 7 | Creative writing e.g. genres, inspirations, styles, audiences, ideal readers. |
| 8 | Business writing e.g. reports, letters, applications. |
| 9 | Music e.g. styles, responses. |
| 10 | Academic journals e.g. purpose, academic discourse, referencing for scholarly conversations. |
| 11 | Advertisements e.g. purpose, critical evaluation, pithy writing. |
| 12 | Television, websites, CD-rom: e.g. visual responses, utilising multimedia opportunities. |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
- Graduate Certificate of Arts in Writing, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Graduate Diploma of Arts in Writing, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Arts (Writing), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
