Communication Practice 4: Writing for Professional Practice

Course aim

To produce and submit an article for publication in a professional or refereed journal. Candidates will use their workplace/ professional context/ issues- based research as the basis for this publication.

Course content

Examination of appropriate professional journals and scholarly publications; approaches to scholarly and professional writing; preparation of a polished article for publication, including submission to an appropriate journal. Application of skills in reading and interrogating research as peer reviewers of others’ work and provision of critical feedback. An awareness of issues involved in writing research responsibly and ethically and the capacity to respond effectively to critical feedback will be expected.

Textbook(s)

Kenway, J. Gough, N. & Hughes, M 1998, Publishing in Refereed Academic Journals: A Pocket Guide , Deakin University Press, Geelong

Kitchin, Rob and E. Fuller 2005, The Academic's Guide to Publishing , Sage, London

Richardson, L 1950, Writing Strategies: Reaching Diverse Audience, SAGE Publication, Newbury Park, California

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 8003	Communication Issues and Methods 3: The Literature Review
COMM 8006	Communication Practice 3: Applied Industry Research B

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Directed Study	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Scholarly Article

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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