ENCO306 Writing for Work: Styles and Contexts

Updated: 18 April 2012

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	12cp
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	ENCO406 or ENCO506
Notes	offered in even numbered years
Combined Units	ENCO506 - Writing for Work: Styles and Contexts
Coordinator(s)	Jeremy Fisher (jfishe23@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	This unit explores writing practices that are particularly relevant to the workplace and community. These practices range from organisational writing (reports, proposals, newsletters, web pages, etc) to reviews (book, film, music reviews, etc) and writing scripts for radio. Students explore the social context of professional and creative writing styles, their compositional techniques, and ethical issues arising in their use. They investigate the similarities and differences between these styles through case studies and practical exercises. The unit is valuable for those seeking to develop their ability to write effectively and creatively for different purposes and diverse audience bases.
Materials	Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the demands of the writing forms studied, for a range of purposes in different professional or creative media and situations;
demonstrate the personal skills and technical abilities required to initiate writing as a process and as a set of tasks appropriate to particular institutional circumstances or social situations;
use the resources of particular genres or forms of writing to organise materials in ways appropriate to particular circumstances, effectively and creatively; and
compose and present pieces of writing for particular audiences or readerships.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline This unit provides an introduction to writing practices relevant to the workplace, and students' mastery of this attribute is specifically practised and assessed in the written assessment tasks.
2	Communication Skills These skills are essential and intrinsic to the content and methodology. They are taught and practised through in-class and formally assessed in the assessment-related learning activities
3	Global Perspectives Without being explicitly assessed, an understanding of global perspectives and intercultural competence is taught and rehearsed through in-class activities and print materials that focus on their significance in writing practices encountered within workplaces, the media and community contexts.
4	Information Literacy The enhancement of information literacy skills as part of communication research and presentation is supported by the teaching methodology, learning activities, use of readings and assessment design, but is not explicitly assessed.
5	Life-Long Learning By providing a pedagogic grounding in the principles and functions of professional and creative writing in different contexts, the unit provides a basis for personal and professional development of this attribute through further academic or workplace experience.
6	Problem Solving By providing practice in analysing as well as using particular writing forms, the unit develops skills in thinking creatively to solve problems in working with different information sources and viewpoints and representing complex issues intelligibly for diverse audiences. This attribute is formally assessed in the set assignment tasks.
7	Social Responsibility Although the assessment criteria do not explicitly include its demonstration, social responsibility is taught and encouraged through materials that show the varied social relations and multiple ethical negotiations embodied in the craft of writing.
8	Team Work The study of the social contexts and relations of communication provides a framework in which students can consider issues of team work relevant to different circumstances of writing. On-campus students have the opportunity to collaborate in presenting and giving feedback on written work in progress. However, team work for all students is not explicitly taught or assessed.

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