EDITING AND PUBLISHING

CPW3EAP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Editing and publishing skills are of new importance in the digital age with increased opportunities for publishing in multiple formats and on various platforms, nationally and internationally. This subject introduces students to key editing skills, including negotiating the author-editor relationship, structural and copy editing, and proofreading. It outlines vital considerations for publishers, including copyright law, fair use and free speech, and the economics of publishing. It considers editing and publishing in their wider historical and cultural contexts, including how technologies shape concepts of authorship, readership and the written text itself, and ethical issues raised by editing and publishing practices in national and international contexts. This subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential through the study of the ethical and cross-cultural issues underpinning all textual practices in a globalised publishing economy .

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Stephanie Downes

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students must have completed 60 credit points of Level two subjects

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

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Year: 2002

Edition/Volume: 6th edition

Publisher: Wiley

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Fowler's Modern English Usage

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Jeremy Butterfield

Year: 2015

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Publisher: Oxford

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critically engage with the ethical, legal and economic aspects of editing and publishing and sustain this engagement in clearly written prose and oral presentations to the group.

02. Demonstrate knowledge of the history of editing and publishing and the capacity to critically evaluate the significance of the social contexts in which these are practised.

03. Understand structural editing, copy editing and proofreading and put these skills into practice effectively.

04. Work cooperatively with peers, to communicate with each other clearly in oral and written forms, and to share knowledges and skills.

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Stephanie Downes

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via video conference.

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One 1500-word essayEssay analysing the ethical, legal and economic aspects of one global publishing development.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	35	SILO2, SILO3
5 editing tasks (equivalent to 2500 words)Small tasks assessing different editing skills. Feedback provides accumulative assessment.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	60	SILO4, SILO5
Oral presentation (equivalent to 250 words)Oral presentation on one aspect of the research essay.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	5	SILO2, SILO3, SILO5

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended