Professional Writing (ENGL2007)
2009

Description

This topic allows students to acquire high level writing skills. Students will develop clear, concise, correct and compelling English written expression in intensive writing workshops. Practice in developing and writing a range of outcomes-based organisational documentation will ensure that students can offer specialist writing skills to future and current employers. The topic is offered as a 2/3 elective within the English major sequence.

Educational Aims

* To develop knowledge of organisational writing in a team setting

* To develop an understanding of organisational writing formats

* To provide opportunities to learn and apply skills required for achieving success in writing at a specialist level and to build a writing portfolio

Expected Learning Outcomes

* Students will be aware of the range of team-based organisational writing

* Students will be able to format and write a range of organisational documents from start to finish both as part of a team and alone

* Students will be able to edit and proof their own writing and that of others

* Students will be able to write to a deadline

Assessment

Writing and editing in workshops as part of a team to develop a document portfolio.

Two independent writing assignments (2000 words each)

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