Unit Synopsis
This unit introduces you to the basic elements of writing creatively. You will engage in weekly discussions of contemporary theory and complete practical exercises in the techniques explored via the unit Moodle website. At the end of the unit, you will have acquired a working knowledge of the following creative writing techniques - Point of View, Characterisation, Dialogue, Setting, and Plot/Suspense/Pace - and will be able to plan and undertake a writing project successfully demonstrating the capacity to incorporate these techniques into the production of a 'creative artefact' (3500–4000 words in total) consisting of creative work and a critical reflection (exegesis).
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Research Proposal | 20% |
| 2. Creative work | 40% |
| 3. Reflective Practice Assignment | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 58.33% response rate.
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.
Source: Student Unit Evaluation Comment
The expertise of the lecturer meant the learning experience was comfortably couched within the theoretical framework.
The unit coordinator will continue to support and encourage student learning in providing effective and timely feedback to all students.
Unit coordinator continued approach.
Source: Student Unit Evaluation Comment
Nicole's knowledge of creative writing is excellent and she has a fabulous way of providing encouraging feedback.
The unit coordinator will continue to provide effective and timely advice to all students.
Unit coordinator maintained approach.
Source: Student Unit Evaluation Comment
The active involvement in the ZOOM sessions was the best part of this unit.
The unit coordinator will continue to support and encourage student engagement using Zoom sessions in providing a platform for collaborative feedback and peer interaction in the practice of creative writing.
Unit coordinator continued approach.
Source: Student email
Appropriateness of feedback.
The unit coordinator will continue to support and encourage student learning in providing effective and timely feedback to all students.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Plan and research a deliberately organised creative writing project in the chosen genre and style
- Undertake the completion of a polished piece of creative writing including synthesising learned creative writing techniques and resolving any problems arising in its completion
- Prepare a critical reflection based on the weekly progress, development and realisation of the planned writing project.
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| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Research Proposal | • | ||
| 2 - Creative work | • | ||
| 3 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | ||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | ||
| 2 - Communication | • | ||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | ||
| 4 - Research | • | ||
| 5 - Self-management | • | ||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | ||
| 7 - Leadership | • | ||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2 - Creative work | • | • | |||||||
| 1 - Research Proposal | • | • | • | ||||||
| 3 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | • | |||||||