Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Online | N/A |
Unit description
Develops student skills in and understanding of publishing and editing, and knowledge of related historical, ethical and legal issues. Students will be introduced to print- and screen-based editing and publishing, and the communication, language, technical and project-management skills to edit and publish texts in context. Intended as a second/third-year unit. Extensive group work is required in this unit.
Unit content
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate knowledge of English language use to a very high standard |
| 2 | demonstrate the professional editorial skills of marketing/promotion, interpersonal communication, quoting, setting up/working to an editorial brief, project-management, and familiarity with technology |
| 3 | discuss design principles |
| 4 | discuss the publishing industry's processes and structures and its associated ethics and legalities |
| 5 | reflect on the history of publishing. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of English language use to a very high standard
- demonstrate the professional editorial skills of marketing/promotion, interpersonal communication, quoting, setting up/working to an editorial brief, project-management, and familiarity with technology
- discuss design principles
- discuss the publishing industry's processes and structures and its associated ethics and legalities
- reflect on the history of publishing.
Prescribed texts
- The ebook version is also available in the SCU Library.: Flann, E, Hill, B & Wang, L, 2014, The Australian editing handbook, 3rd edn, John Wiley & Sons, Milton, Queensland. ISBN: 9781118635957.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Structured online learning 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | 20% |
| Portfolio | 30% |
| Essay | 40% |
| Participation | 10% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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International
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