Writing and Praxis: Publication Folio A (Previously LPW701A)
LPW705A
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?
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 Practice-led Research as it applies to the development of a writing folio. In this unit, you will explore the approaches and methodologies of Practice-led Research and investigate the components of studio-based practice and research. The unit will deepen your understanding of the importance of reflective practice and reflexivity for writers involved in Practice-led Research. It will give you an understanding of how the planning process can assist the creation of, and problem solving for, the production of a major piece of writing. The development of a folio of work, including artefact and exegesis, begins in this unit and is continued in Folio B.
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:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Equivalent units
You cannot enrol in this unit if you have successfully completed any of the following unit(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- LPW701A — Publication Folio Part A
You should have completed the Grad Dip of Arts (Writing) and Grad Cert of Arts (Writing) before enrolling in this unit.
Learning Outcomes
This unit is aimed at writers who wish to develop their skills further by producing a major piece of work for publication. It will:
- develop further the students’ insights into the process of writing and the concept of theories through the study of samples of published works
- develop further the students’ insights into Practice-led Research as it applies to the development and production of a writing folio
- canvass different strategies based on a further understanding of the planning process for thinking about and problem-solving in the production of a major piece of writing
- offer a form of supervisory support to students as they further develop their critical and analytical skills
- provide a number of approaches to formal academic writing and creative or professional writing and build upon those introduced in earlier subjects
- provide students with further insights into how they might more extensively develop and critique in a more focussed way
- offer students the opportunity to participate in and build an online community of practice with peers and tutors.
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- develop strategies for researching and planning a major piece of writing and working autonomously
- articulate insights into the strengths and weaknesses of their personal approach to writing and to the role of practice-led research in relation to their own writing
- demonstrate an understanding of the role of the exegesis, theory and praxis in relation to the production of a creative/original artefact
- complete critical analyses of exegetical writing
- complete a detailed proposal for their major piece of writing
- actively participate in on-line communities of practice
- demonstrate a high order of skill in analysis, critical evaluation and/or professional application through the planning and execution of project work or a piece of scholarship or research
- demonstrate the ability to think rigorously and independently through the analyses of other writers’ works.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | What is research? |
| 2 | The nature of practice-led research |
| 3 | The role of reflection and reflexivity |
| 4 | Methodologies of research |
| 5 | The role of subjectivity and creative flow |
| 6 | Exegetical writing |
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:
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.
