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WRIT6002: Writing for the Digital World

2025 unit information

In this unit, you will learn how to create and disseminate knowledge in order to inform broad global audiences while simultaneously boosting the diversity of voices that contribute to networked knowledge. You will edit and write articles in an electronic setting using HTML and a visual editing tool while adhering to the conventions of online discourse communities. You will gain knowledge about open licencing and how to use freely obtainable structured data to present that data in interesting visual ways. You will create content for and use resources from public domain archives like Creative Commons.

Unit details and rules

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Arts and Social Sciences

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit English and Writing
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. cultivate scholarly skills in research, critical thinking, and high-quality content creation.
  • LO2. develop a nuanced understanding of public vs. encyclopaedic writing styles and conventions.
  • LO3. demonstrate expertise in responsible research practices, copyright law, and ethical publishing standards.
  • LO4. evaluate, edit and write engaging, accessible, and accurate online content for diverse audiences.
  • LO5. use HTML codes and visual editor software to format and create high-quality written content.
  • LO6. create and contribute open access material to Creative Commons, and Wiki Commons, and integrate materials from those and other public domain sources into your own article.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Semester 1 2024
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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