Swinburne University of Technology - Melbourne Australia
Future Students - Courses
Duration
Contact Hours
Campus
Prerequisite
Corequisite
12 weeks or equivalent
3 Hours per Week
Lilydale
Nil
Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points
A unit of study in the Graduate Certificate of Arts (Writing), Graduate Diploma of Arts (Writing) and Master of Arts (Writing)
This unit introduces writers to the relationship between the concept, the collection of data and the publication of a researched piece of writing. This unit will provide students with insights and skills in: Establishing the research question Planning the research journey Research methodologies Data direction, collection and interpretation Writing up: the selection of materials Content tone, style, register Developing strategies for support of prior writing in their area of research and the question of making their own: collaboration or copying? Layout: abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, appendices; proof reading and re-drafting Presentation to publisher Creative research methodologies
This unit introduces writers to the relationship between the concept, the collection of data and the publication of a researched piece of writing. This unit will provide students with insights and skills in:
Virtual lectures, virtual tutorials, electronic media, reading and practical exercises and e- tutors, e-mentors and e-peer groups
Research Plan 15%, Research Journey 15%, Publication Piece 40%, Participation in weekly Discussion Threads 30%
Researched Writing The Oral Presentation Working with an Academic Supervisor Research Methods Ideas About the Power of the Book Writing the Lived Experience as Poetry Getting Published
Arnold, J. 2007 Practice Led Research: A dynamic way to knowledge, Rock View Press: Melbourne. Bickham, J. 1992, The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them), Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s Digest Books. Byofsky, S & Sander, P. J. 2001, Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Published, U.S.A.: Alpha Books. Eckstut, A. & Sterry, D. 2001. Putting Your Passion Into Print: Get Your Book Published Successfully! New York: Workman Publishing Company. Gardner, J. 1983, On Becoming a Novelist. New York: Harper and Row. Grix, J. 2006, The Foundations of Research. New York: Palgrave-Macmillan. Huff, A. S. (ed.) 2008. Designing Research for Publication. Thousand Oaks, CA , Sage Publications. Laufenberg, C. and the Editors of the Writer’s Digest Books, 2004, Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books. Le Guin, U. 2004, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination. Los Angeles: Shambhala. Marshall, E. 2004, Novel Writing: 16 Steps to Success. London: A. & C. Black. The Macquarie Dictionary. The Macquarie Thesaurus. The Macquarie website: http://www.macnet.mq.edu.au Potter, C.N. 1991, Writing for Publication, New York: Plume Books/Penguin. Strunk, W. The Elements of Style (any recent edition) or online: http:\\www.bacleby.com/141/ The following online resources: 4 Writers. Com. http://4-writers.com/ All Aspects of Writing. http://theliterarylink.com/writing.html Media ion Transition. http://web.mit.edu/m-i-t/articles/index.html Selected Papers and Articles by Douglas Kellner. http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/articles.html Writers’ Digest. http://www.writersdigest.com/ Weekly hypertext weblinks.
