HUMT20016 - Research Dissertation Creative Writing A

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit requires you to write a substantial creative piece accompanied by an exegesis which will be completed in HUMT20017: Research Dissertation Creative Writing B, that is, the dissertation is the one sustained project not two separate term projects. The topic will be negotiated with a supervisor. The creative piece may be either Fiction, Poetry, Drama or any other approved mix and will be accompanied by a theoretically informed exegesis (critical commentary) of a combined length totaling 15 000–20 000 words. The creative piece will be expected to reflect a high level synthesis and stylistic application of the writing skills you have acquired through HUMT20012: Elements of Creative Writing I, HUMT20013: Elements of Creative Writing II, HUMT20014: Writing Short Fiction, and HUMT20015: Writing Poetry and Short Dramatic Pieces. The Dissertation will be formatted using Harvard Author-Date Referencing Style.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites:

HUMT20012 Elements of Creative Writing I

HUMT20013 Elements of Creative Writing II

HUMT20014 Writing Short Fiction

HUMT20015 Writing Poetry and Short Dramatic Pieces

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).

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Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 10%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Written Assessment 50%

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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 3.70 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 37.5% 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 email
Feedback:
 'Thank you so much for all the feedback and help! I really appreciate it.'

Recommendation:
 The unit coordinator will maintain the current student-centred approach in supporting students' creative endeavours.

Action Taken:
 Unit coordinator continued approach.
Source: Forum post
Feedback:
 Zoom tutorials.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended to maintain opportunities for engagement through regular Zoom workshop sessions scheduled throughout the term.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a systematic and coherent knowledge of the stylistic principles in one or more creative writing techniques
  2. Demonstrate skills in developing a broad understanding of contemporary creative writing knowledge
  3. Critically apply concepts and advanced understanding in one or more specialised area of technical creative writing practice
  4. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods and technical research skills to the design and execution of a sustained creative writing project in one or more disciplines or areas of creative writing genre and practice.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Communication • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • • •
4 - Research • • • •
5 - Self-management • • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • •
7 - Leadership • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
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