hus3cnf creating non fiction
CREATING NON-FICTION
HUS3CNF
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The main aim in this subject is to improve each individual student's writing skills through the study and practice of non-fiction writing across the creative arts -- including creative writing prose, media arts writing and performance writing. In the weekly class we combine analysis of case studies with practical exercises in a range of formats and styles. Students will be introduced to concepts of how genre, audience and medium affect the writing process and creative works.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorNorie Neumark
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Advanced demonstration and reflection on knowledge of the practices, languages, forms, materials, technologies and techniques in the Creative Arts discipline
- Activities:
- Participation in workshops of individual and group projects and summarise on line; comment on at least 1 other's posts
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
02. Advanced understanding of research methodologies for Creative Arts practice
- Activities:
- Reading and analysis of examplary works and presentation of summary of that work in class
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
03. Demonstrate advanced ability to translate ideas from class discussion and individual research into written form
- Activities:
- Online proposals and revised proposal for projects
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
04. Develop, research and evaluate ideas, concepts and processes through advanced critical and reflective Creative Arts practice
- Activities:
- Working individually and in teams to realise Creative Arts projects in researched, and conceptually sophisticated Creative Arts practice
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
05. Develop, research and evaluate ideas, concepts and processes through advanced critical and reflective thinking.
- Activities:
- Reading and analysis of exemplary works and presentation of summary of reading and analysis in class and online
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
06. Recognise and reflect on social, cultural and ethical issues and apply local and international perspectives to practice in the Creative Arts discipline,
- Activities:
- Reading, in class and on line posts and discussions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
07. Work independently and collaboratively in the Creative Arts discipline in response to project demands.
- Activities:
- Working independently and in teams to realise projects in ways that are attentive to ethical concerns and cultural awareness
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
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