Digital Creative Writing: Interactive Prose and Poetry
PostgraduateMAQ-ENGX80302023
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 18 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Digital Creative Writing: Interactive Prose and Poetry
About this subject
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Plan and produce short-form digital text-based creative works in two or more technologies.
- Employ industry-appropriate vocabulary and concepts in the analysis of digital creative writing and digital cultures.
- Appraise and evaluate the digital creative work of others in writing workshops
- Evaluate through reflection how digital writing technologies shape creative writing practice.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
In the transition from print-based media to digital writing forms what new genres, styles, techniques, platforms and audiences emerge? This applied writing unit reflects on the dynamic relationships that exist between creative writing practice and digital cultures. Recent technological innovations not only challenge established publishing modes, but also shape 'voice' in the digital sphere. We look at voice, and the increasing breakdown of boundaries between content producer and content consumer. Students will have the opportunity to engage with web-based and other electronic media, and to develop skills that advance their digital literacy. Having collectively established a theme for the unit, an e-portfolio of individual works will be produced over the course of the session. Assessment entails both class participation and written submissions.
- Digital creative work (minor) (30%)
- Participatory task (30%)
- Digital creative work (major) (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- MAQ-MCW-MAS-2023 - Master of Creative Writing
Others
Pre-requisite: Admission to Master of Creative Writing.
NCCW ENGL830, ENGL8030
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateMAQ-MCW-MAS