2024/5, Trimester 1, In Person, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
Location of delivery: | MERCHISTON |
Partner: | Edinburgh Napier University |
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Elizabeth Dearnley |
Module Organiser: | |
Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
Face To Face | Tutorial | 10 | The weekly tutorials in this module will cement learning from lectures through group discussions of critical and creative texts explored in lectures, as well as more hands-on writing activities, allowing you to apply techniques learned to your own writing.
You will be encouraged to ask questions about the intended audience for your work, taking into account notions of class, gender, race, and market for effective writing, and to reflect on your own creative process and purpose as a writer. |
Face To Face | Guided independent study | 170 | Over the course of the trimester you will write an original short story alongside a Critical Self-Reflection. The module is structured so that you will be given guidance to develop each aspect of your story week-by-week; however, you will be expected to write and research your story independently. There will also be assigned class reading.
Regular attendance and participation in class will also help you to progress to independent research, reading and writing assignments. |
Face To Face | Lecture | 20 | The weekly lectures in this module will explore the building blocks of writing craft – character, plot and structure, narrative position, devices, worldbuilding, register and dialogue, and more – interspersed with practical exercises and activities allowing you to test these out.
These lectures will also provide an opportunity to understand the role writers play in being the 'voice' of their society. Such an awareness will help you to establish your own 'voice'. |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
Portfolio | 100 | 1~2~3~4~5~6 | Week 13 | , WORDS= 3500 words | The summative assessment consists of a 2500-word original short story and 1000-word Critical Self-Reflection, plus 100-word Statement of Purpose. This will enable you to illustrate narrative techniques and understanding of their application, as well as hone your overall purpose as a writer. This will form 100% of the module grade (50% story & 50% CSR; the Statement of Purpose is not assessed directly but will help inform both components). Both the formative and summative assessments require evidence of research and wider reading, demonstrating how your story is in conversation with other work. |
Component 1 subtotal: | 100 | | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 0 | | | | |
Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |