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ENCO306 Writing for Work: Styles and Contexts

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ENCO406
Notes

offered in even numbered years
Combined Units ENCO406 - Writing for Work: Styles and Contexts
Coordinator(s) Russell McDougall (rmcdouga@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 No text required
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 35% On Campus 1500
Assessment Notes
Written assignment, based on common topics in introductory section
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 6
Assignment 1 40% Off Campus 1500
Assessment Notes
Written assignment, based on common topics in introductory section
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 6
Assignment 2: Project 60% Off Campus 2000
Assessment Notes
Professional-creative project, based on case studies
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 6
Assignment 2: Project 45% On Campus 2000
Assessment Notes
Professional-creative project, based on case studies
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 6
Tutorial 20% On Campus
Assessment Notes
Structured tutorial participation
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the demands of the writing forms studied, for a range of purposes in different professional or creative media and situations;
  2. 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;
  3. use the resources of particular genres or forms of writing to organize materials in ways appropriate to particular circumstances, effectively and creatively;
  4. 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. 		True True True
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 		True True True
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. 		True False True
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. 		True False True
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. 		True False True
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. 		True True True
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. 		True False True
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. 		False False True
   

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