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Writing on the Web

Postgraduate | CUR-MIC505 | 2021

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Evolve your writing from the page to the screen. Publish polished pieces for social media and the web. Explore emerging changes in the language and structure of the written realm of the digital domain. Get critical about credibility and assess authority.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
13 weeks

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Writing on the Web

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. use relevant expertise in writing and presenting information publicly across multiple internet mediated platforms
    2. analyse the Internet's various contexts and cultures for, and channels of, communication that influence writing and publishing
    3. present arguments concerning the importance of credibility, authority and utility in creating and assessing internet writing
    4. research and critically analyse specific features of the Internet as a medium for effective writing and publishing.

Entry requirements

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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