Establish your personal learning environment, familiarise yourself with the course site and introduce yourself to course participants using your course blog.

• Dates: Independent study before the course starts
• Learning materials:
  1. Start here and
  2. Orientation

Learn the advantages of thinking before writing.

• Dates: Independent study (we recommend a working week)
• Learning materials: Overview
• Learning challenge: Things to Consider Before Writing Challenge

Learn how to use the four different writing types: expository, persuasive, narrative, and descriptive.

• Dates: Independent study (we recommend a working week)
• Learning materials: Writing types
• Learning challenge: Writing types challenge

Learn to identify the appropriate writing approach, either product-based or process-based, for the job and how to apply it.

• Dates: Independent study (we recommend a working week)
• Learning materials: Product-based versus process-based writing
• Learning challenge: Product-based versus process-based writing challenge

Learn the importance of each step in the writing process using the Pre-writing, Writing and Revising (PWR) method

• Dates: Independent study (we recommend a working week)
• Learning materials: The PWR Method
• Learning challenge: The PWR Method challenge