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Unit description
Develop skills in and understanding of publishing and editing creative work, freelancing, marketing, reviewing and writing groups/communities of practice. Provides students with valuable industry-based knowledge and practical advice for establishing or continuing their careers as writers.
Unit content
1. Working as a writer
2. Being employed as a writer
3. Writing and selling original work
4. The publishing industry
5. Communities of practice
6. Living as a writer
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of literary production and the marketplace. |
| 2 | develop skills and techniques in regard to marketing and publication opportunities. |
| 3 | develop social and cultural awareness of communities of practice in the writing discipline. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of literary production and the marketplace.
- develop skills and techniques in regard to marketing and publication opportunities.
- develop social and cultural awareness of communities of practice in the writing discipline.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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