[major=BBA_IB | course_id=CMC201c | syllabus_id=12605 | semester=7 | combo=IB_COM6.1 | title=Creative Writing]
Course ID: CMC201c
Title EN: Creative Writing
Title VI: Sản xuất nội dung sáng tạo
Credits: 3.0
Prerequisites: 
Description: This specialization explores three key genres of creative writing: short story, narrative essay, and memoir. You will learn the techniques used by skilled writers to craft compelling stories with memorable characters, engaging settings, and fresh descriptive styles. You will also analyze and provide constructive feedback on peer writing. In the Capstone project, you will draft, revise, and complete an original story in the genre of your choice. Through four courses, each focusing on a specific aspect of writing and taken in any order, you will enhance your writing skills, refine your ability to critique others' work, and draw inspiration from the literature you already enjoy reading.
Student tasks: 1. Join the online course (spec.) when being invited by the admin.
2. Enroll in each MOOC of spec., regularly study MOOCs at least 5hrs/week by watching videos, reading materials, taking quizzes, doing assignments... as required
3. Respect the Coursera Code of Conduct, at https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/208280036-Coursera-Code-of-Conduct
3. Keep online learning progress promptly (bonus will be awarded)
4. Communicate and discuss in forum
5. Attend offline sessions in the Campus (Optional)
6. Must complete all MOOCs of spec. with certification in order to take the Final Exam at Campus
Tools: 
Course type: coursera_only
Decision: 359/QĐ-ĐHFPT dated 04/09/2025
Approved date: 2025-04-09
CLO1: Understand and demostrate how to develop the craft of plot.
[1] category=Final Exam; type=Final exam; weight=100.0; duration=90 mins; question_type=CLO1,CLO2, CLO3, CLO4; grading_guide=All 5 MOOCs; completion_criteria=TE>=4 and FR>=5; clos=4
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[2] desc=https://www.coursera.org/learn/craft-of-character?specialization=creative-writing; author=; publisher=Coursera; edition=; isbn=; main=True; online=True; note=MOOC2:The Craft of Character
[3] desc=https://www.coursera.org/learn/craft-of-setting-and-description?specialization=creative-writing; author=; publisher=Coursera; edition=; isbn=; main=True; online=True; note=MOOC3: The Craft of Setting and Description
[4] desc=https://www.coursera.org/learn/craft-of-style?specialization=creative-writing; author=; publisher=Coursera; edition=; isbn=; main=True; online=True; note=MOOC4: The Craft of Style,
[5] desc=https://www.coursera.org/learn/story-writing-project; author=; publisher=Coursera; edition=; isbn=; main=True; online=True; note=MOOC5:Your Story: Capstone
[6] desc=https://www.coursera.org/specializations/creative-writing; author=; publisher=Coursera; edition=; isbn=; main=True; online=True; note=Creative Writing
Session 1: Introduction to the online course (Off-line 1.5h)
Module 1 (MOOC 1):
Unit 1:
- Welcome
- Introduction to the craft of plot
- What is plot?
- How does plot shape a narrative?
- What makes a strong plot?
- How is plot different from a story?
Unit 2:
- What story structure is?
- How to sequence the events in your plot?
Topic: online, Offline; Teaching type: CLO1; LO: I, T
ITU: 'MOOC1:The Craft of Plot
Materials: CMC201c
Download: Enroll to the spec on Coursera for FPT University Platform
'- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quizzes, self-assessment, assignments and take part in discussion boards (if needed)

Session 2: Module 2 (MOOC 1):
Unit 3:
- What is a scene?
- How does a scene move plot forward?
- How to difference between telling and showing.
-The five key elements each scene should have.
Unit 4: 3h
- How to edit and revise work.
- There are a twenty-one point checklist on what to do once you have a completed first draft.
Topic: online; Teaching type: CLO1; LO: I, T
ITU: 'MOOC1:The Craft of Plot
Materials: CMC201c
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quizzes, self-assessment, assignments and take part in discussion boards (if needed)

Session 3: Module 1 (MOOC 2):
Unit 1:
- Introduction to The Craft of Character.
- What happens in the writer's mind before any words are written on the paper?
- Discuss desire.
- Conclude about discovering Characters from Your Life and Elsewhere
Uinit 2:
- How to Creating Characters on the Page
- Discuss how the plot.
Topic: Online; Teaching type: CLO2; LO: I, T
ITU: MOOC2:The Craft of Character
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quiz: Summative Quiz, discussion board self assessment, assignment

Session 4: Module 2 (MOOC 2):
Unit 3:
- How do we lead a reader to a world that feels real?
- Discuss in this module considerations involved in planning for these realities.
Unit 4:
- How to set your characters free.. and give them somewhere to go.
Topic: Online; Teaching type: CLO2; LO: I, T
ITU: MOOC2:The Craft of Character
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quiz: Summative Quiz, discussion board self assessment, assignment
CLO2: Develop the craft of Character
Session 1: Module1 (MOOC3):
Unit 1:
- Introduction to The Craft of Setting and Description.
- Why Description Matters
Writing a great short story is like conveying a dream.
Unit 2:
- How to pack your fiction with "vitamin-rich" detail.
- Discuss in this module
Topic: Online; Teaching type: CLO3; LO: 
ITU: MOOC3: The Craft of Setting and Description
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quiz: Summative Quiz, discussion board self assessment, assignment

Session 2: Module 2 (MOOC3):
Unit 3:
- How to create settings both familiar and unfamiliar to you, while avoiding common missteps.
- Guided through several meditation exercises as you practice "imaginative research".
Unit 4:
- How to pack your fiction with "vitamin-rich" detail.
- Discuss in this module
Topic: Online; Teaching type: CLO3; LO: I, T
ITU: MOOC3: The Craft of Setting and Description
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quiz: Summative Quiz, discussion board self assessment, assignment

Session 3: Module 1 (MOOC 4):
Unit 1:
- Introduction to The Craft of Style
- How to stylistic difficulty of any prose writer, being clear.
- Discuss in this module
Unit 2:
- How to the use of nouns and verbs.
Topic: Online; Teaching type: CLO4; LO: I, T
ITU: MOOC4: The Craft of Style,
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quiz: Summative Quiz, discussion board self assessment, assignment

Session 4: Module 2 (MOOC 4):
Unit 3:
- Know how to use words to create humor, clarity, cleanliness
- Discuss in this module
Unit 4:
- Understand how to express ideas in the form of physical things in a narrative world.
Topic: Online; Teaching type: CLO4; LO: I, T
ITU: MOOC4: The Craft of Style,
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quiz: Summative Quiz, discussion board self assessment, assignment
CLO3: Develop the craft of Setting and Description
Session 1: Module 1 (MOOC 5):
Unit 1:
- Introduction to Capstone & Researching the Current State
Unit 4:
- How to give good critique.
- Present a sample story and sample workshop.
- Write critiques of three of your fellow students’ work while they are busy critiquing yours.
Topic: Online; Teaching type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5; LO: U
ITU: MOOC5:Your Story: Capstone
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quiz: Summative Quiz, discussion board self assessment, assignment

Session 2: Module 2 (MOOC 5):
- Using Critique and Sanding
- Rewriting and Publication
- Finish the final version of your story
Topic: Online; Teaching type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5; LO: U
ITU: MOOC5:Your Story: Capstone
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quiz: Summative Quiz, discussion board self assessment, assignment

Session 3: Module 2 (MOOC 5):
- Using Critique and Sanding
- Rewriting and Publication
- Finish the final version of your story
Topic: Online; Teaching type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5; LO: U
ITU: MOOC5:Your Story: Capstone
Download: '- Watch all videos, read all materials in the module
- Finish quiz: Summative Quiz, discussion board self assessment, assignment

Session 4: Review MOOC 1,2,3,4 (1,5h)
Deadline of coursera completion: End of Friday of the week.
Topic: Offline; Teaching type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5; LO: I, T
ITU: Creative Writing
Download: - All Students should participate in review slot (if any question)
CLO4: Develop the Craft of Style