Research for Writers
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 150 contact hours - Online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn HOL Study Period 3 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
| Written Assignment | Individual | 60% | 1, 2, 3 |
| In-Class Exercises | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3 |
Content
This unit introduces writers to the relationship between the concept of research as it is used in writing, the methodical collection of appropriate investigative materials and the publication of a researched piece of writing. It addresses research as a function of a diverse range of writing genres and contexts. Content includes:pasting
- The Research Project – focussing research and the assignment
- The elements, stages and features of the research process
- The research question – from formulation to implementation
- Research for Journalism and Media
- Researching fiction
- Researching non-fiction
- Research case studies – eg. literature for young people; crime writing
- Other formats for research publication (eg drama and performance)
- Ethics of research
- Conventions of publishing – drafting, editing, formatting, ethics, submission and the pitch
- Publication Opportunities
- Graduate Attribute: Communication Skills - Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute: Teamwork Skills - Collaboration and negotiation
- Graduate Attribute: Digital Literacies - Information literacy
Study resources
- Reading materials.