Creative Skills Workshop

Learning Outcomes

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• present ideas effectively
• revise and edit creative writing to a professional standard
• write fluently in a range of styles

Cognitive Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• demonstrate originality through your writing
• make literary judgements in an informed way
• independently evaluate and apply compositional methods
• interact effectively with readers via your writing
• deal with complex creative issues in a systematic and analytic manner

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• how to write in a range of modes
• the process of development and revision involved in a creative project
• achieve originality, linguistic versatility, and structural control in your writing
• relevant theories of writing and literature

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• manage deadlines and make effective use of your time
• revise and edit your work effectively
• plan the extended development of a piece of writing towards a successful conclusion
• demonstrate interpersonal skills necessary for teamwork

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• distinguish your aims as a writer from others
• identify the key features and their relation to readers of different styles, modes and genres work in a group to improve a piece of writing
• revise and edit creative writing to a professional standard

The Workshop is responsive to the needs of each cohort of students, and is tailored to the kinds of writing they are pursuing.

Over the course of the module, Workshop sessions may include sessions on contemporary literary forms and genres and narrative techniques (worldbuilding, point of view, dialogue, suspense). We will look at examples of successful published writing, and develop skills of close reading.

This module will make use of writing exercises (in class and extended writing assignments), creative and critical reading, peer assessment, guest workshop sessions, and one-to-one tutorials. The writing tutor will work closely with you to develop your voice and hone your writing technique. Close and careful attention to your fellow writers' work will be key to your success on this module.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Research proposal

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Students will receive feedback on drafts throughout the module and in one-to-one tutorials
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Creative writing

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Students will receive feedback on drafts throughout the module and in one-to-one tutorials
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.