Course Catalog 2013-2014
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Course Catalog 2013-2014

KIE-34306 Creative Writing, 3 cr

Additional information

When a course is over-subscribed, i.e. there are more sign-ups than places on the course, then we enrol the required number of students according to the sign-up time and target group. Students on the sign-up / waiting list have to be present on the first day of the course to be sure of retaining their place.

Person responsible

Timo Lepistö

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures

 

 
 4 h/week
+4 h/week

 
KIE-34306 2013-01 Tuesday 10 - 12, K2117A
Thursday 10 - 12, K2117A

Requirements

75% attendance, participation in class discussion, research, reading, study, and short presentations of materials related to genres, mechanics, stylistics etc. and reading and evaluation of other students' work. For the final review, students are to submit a portfolio of 7-10 pieces of their creative work, the number of submissions depending on their length.

Learning Outcomes

After the course, students - have an understanding, through their reading and writing, of some techniques of literary expression, genres, and aesthetics - have by writing and rewriting of their own work and via reviews of other students' work developed and improved their self-awareness, critical acumen, and technical and expressive skills of their writing - are in general capable of generating and articulating ideas, themes, and arguments

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

Student work is evaluated on pass/fail basis. For a pass, students should be active in research and presentation of topics in genres, stylistics etc, submit weekly new or reworked input for peer review, and participate actively in review and discussion of other students' work. The final portfolio should show evidence of improved sense of stylictics, mechanics, literary appeal and expression.

Assessment scale:

Evaluation scale passed/failed will be used on the course

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)

Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
KIE-34306 2013-01 Group 1        

Last modified13.08.2013