This online course will help novice writers to produce clear and effective web copy for a specified purpose and audience. You will gain the skills needed to write and edit text for websites, blogs and social media platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter).
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Level5
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Credits20
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EFTS0.1667
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Teaching weeks 16 weeks
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Workload Approximately 13 hours per week
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Prerequisites Check entry and other requirements under the qualification you are studying
When you complete this course you will be able to:
- understand the attributes of the World Wide Web as a communication medium and the implications of these for a writer of web content
- evaluate the quality of web writing samples and recognise how to revise and edit them
- identify and apply principles and techniques of effective web writing
- write text appropriate for publication on websites, blogs and social media platforms.
Assessment
This course is 100% internally assessed.
Textbooks
No textbooks are needed for this course.
Computer and online access
This course is delivered online. This means you will access all of the course content online. For online learning you need to have regular access to a computer or device, and reliable internet.
Computer and internet requirements
To complete this course you will need access to a laptop or desktop computer, reliable broadband internet connection and a data plan able to support online learning such as streaming of videos (including YouTube), downloading content, and writing and submitting online assessments. If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access allows you to complete your online learning with us, please contact us before applying to enrol.
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How to enrol
Before enrolling in this course you need to:
- choose the qualification you will study the course under
- check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.
Work towards
You can do this course as part of these qualifications:
Certificate of Proficiency
Bachelor's Degree
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