Overview
An exegesis refers to a piece of writing accompanying an existing creative work. The exegesis is the result of extensive research into the various aspects of the creative writing project: the characteristics of the genre, the theoretical and literary influence of the writing context, and the shaping elements in a literary work of art. In this unit you will prepare an exegesis to accompany your creative artefact. You will also complete an annotated bibliography to assist you in: a) clearly stating the relationship between the creative and scholarly components of your creative writing project, and b) supporting your assertions with evidence and critical analysis. To complete this unit, you will combine your creative artefact with your accompanying exegesis and submit your Dissertation. The maximum combined length of your Dissertation (constituting the creative artefact and the corresponding exegesis) can be up to 16,000 words.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: WRIT11023 WRIT11025 WRIT12010 WRIT13013 WRIT13014 Creative Writing Artefact
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Staff reflection
Provide additional podcasts discussing research writing skill-building and upload to the weekly topic sections.
The unit coordinator will create additional podcasts discussing research writing skill-building and upload this content to the weekly topic sections.
Feedback from Staff reflection
Create more topically focused lectures as relevant and required.
The unit coordinator will create more topically focused lectures as relevant (e.g., structuring your dissertation, what is an abstract, etc.) and upload this content to the relevant sections.