| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | COMN11-114 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
This subject introduces writing as a powerful, iterative process that underpins effective communication across personal, academic and professional contexts. You will explore how writing evolves through drafting, feedback, and refinement and how it serves as a tool for expressing both individual voice and the voice of organisations, brands and communities. Emphasis is placed on developing confidence in writing, understanding audience needs and tailoring tone and messaging to suit different communication goals. Through weekly portfolio work, collaborative exercises and real-world applications, you will learn to think critically about your writing and its impact.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Apply the stages of the writing process, including ideation, drafting, feedback and revision, to produce written work across a range of genres.
- Adapt writing voice and style to suit diverse audiences, purposes and communication contexts.
- Reflect on creative and strategic writing decisions and articulate their rationale.
- Apply the codes and conventions of writing across genres and industries, including tone, structure, formatting and stylistic expectations.
- Provide detailed peer feedback that supports the development of others' writing.
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Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent):
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