2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ENGL32660 Creative Writing
20 creditsClass Size: 40
School of English
Module manager: TBC
Email: TBC
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
This module will seek to develop students' individual skills and competence as writers of imaginative literature, and to encourage them to regard their work in a self-critical manner.Syllabus
This module will seek to develop students’ individual skills and competence as writers of imaginative literature and encourage them to regard their work in a self-critical manner.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Workshop | 8 | 2.00 | 16.00 |
Private study hours | 184.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 16.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Preparing for tutorials and workshops, writing learning journal, writing work for portfolio.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Contribution to tutorials and workshops.- On-going work for portfolio.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Portfolio | Portfolio of work with an upper limit of 6,000 words. The satisfactory completion and submission of a Learning Journal (recording the development of the portfolio) is also a requirement of the module. This must be submitted. The Journal only plays a moderating role in the assessment of your performance. It allows your examiners to understand more of the context and processes which have played a part in the production of your portfolio. The learning journal does not form part of the assessment for this module, but is a module requirement and MUST be submitted. Students who fail to submit the Learning Journal will be awarded a maximum mark of 40 for the module (a bare Pass). | 85.00 |
Critique | Critical Reflection of 1,000 words | 15.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
The satisfactory completion and submission of a Learning Journal (recording the development of the portfolio) is also a requirement of the module. This must be submitted. The Journal only plays a moderating role in the assessment of your performance. It allows your examiners to understand more of the context and processes which have played a part in the production of your portfolio. The learning journal does not form part of the assessment for this module, but is a module requirement and MUST be submitted. Students who fail to submit the Learning Journal will be awarded a maximum mark of 40 for the module (a bare Pass).
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 03/01/2019
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