James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2011

EL2013 - Reading and Writing the Short Story

[Offered in odd-numbered years in Cairns. Offered in even-numbered years in Townsville. ]

Credit points: 03
Year: 2011
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: School of Arts & Social Sciences

Students in this subject develop the skills of short-story writing both by developing their own work and by studying exemplary instances of the genre. Students read short stories individually and in groups; analyse and workshop their own and other stories; and draft and edit stories with a view to submission for publication.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities

Assumed
Knowledge:
To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
EL3013 EL5013

Availabilities

Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Stephen Torre
Contact hours:
  • 36 hours workshops/Seminars
    Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); multidraft Essays (50%).

    External, Study Period 1
    Census Date 24-Mar-2011
    Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Stephen Torre
    Method of Delivery:WWW - LearnJCU
    Assessment:end of semester exam (30%); multidraft Essays (50%); participation in discussion board on learnjcu (20%).

    Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.