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EL1010:03

Effective Writing

Townsville, Cairns

HECS Band 1

13 hours lectures, 10 x 1.5 hour tutorials. Semester 1 and 2.

Available to students who wish to improve their general writing skills.

Staff:

Dr C Taylor,

Dr G Mercer (Townsville campus);

Dr S Torre,

Dr R Lansdown (Cairns campus).

This subject offers practical training in a key generic skill: the ability to write in a way that will assist both academic study and later professional life. Emphasis is on writing for information transfer, communication and persuasion, rather than on writing for self-expression. Major topics include basic grammar and syntax and punctuation; analysis and outlining of material; planning, developing and editing work; practical application in essays and reports.

Learning Objectives:

a knowledge of fundamental grammar, syntax and punctuation;

an audience-centred, reader-oriented approach to writing;

an awareness of the interdependence of analytical skills and clear expression;

an understanding of the key stages in the writing process (planning, writing, editing);

an appreciation of effective writing and the ability to apply these techniques to different styles of writing.

Assessment by workshop exercises (10%); workshop attendance and participation (20%); grammar test (20%); three written pieces: paragraphs (15%), essay (20%), report (15%).