TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Evaluate the principles of creative writing including form, technique, and style. 2) Interpret the theory and practice of creative literary production across genres. 3) Compose drafts of their own creative work in prose and/or poetry.
MODE OF DELIVERY
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to develop the writing skills of students through creative writing exercises. At the end of the course, the students will be acquainted with the language and grammar skills of poetry, the short story, drama, and non-fiction and will be able to use these in their essays
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Course Introduction: The Sound of Your Writing 2nd Week Punctuation and Grammar; Sentence Length and Complex Syntax; Repetition 3rd Week Adjectives and Adverbs; Verbs: Person and Tense 4th Week Point of View and Voice; Changing Point of View 5th Week Indirect Narration, or What Tells; Crowding and Leaping 6th Week Peer Group Workshop 7th Week Midterm Exam 8th Week Writing Exercise 1: Being Gorgeous 9th Week Writing Exercise 2: The Old Woman 10th Week Writing Exercise 3: Points of View 11th Week Writing Exercise 4: Changing Voices 12th Week Writing Exercise 5: A Terrible Thing to Do 13th Week Presentation of Projects 14th Week Presentation of Projects
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Le Guin, Ursula. Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story. Mariner, 2015.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Practice,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Assignment 4 20 Project 1 10 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 5 5 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 4 8 32 Project 1 10 10 Total Workload 126 Total Workload / 30 4,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No