EDITING AND PUBLISHING
CPW3EAP
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Editing and publishing skills are changing as the digital era provides opportunities for textual production and distribution in a wide range of formats and settings. This subject considers editing and publishing in their wider historical and cultural contexts, exploring how technologies have long shaped concepts of authorship, readership, and the written text itself. Students are introduced to key editorial skills, including proofreading, structural and copy editing, and negotiating the author-editor relationship; and to vital legal and economic considerations in the publishing industry, such as copyright law, fair use and free speech, and the dissemination and promotion of texts in both local and international markets. The subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential by taking into account the ethical concerns underpinning various professional habits, principles, and practices across the publishing world.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorStephanie Downes
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesLectures, seminar discussions, directed reading, independent research, oral presentation and group work.
Capstone subjectYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Students must have completed 60 credit points of Level two subjects
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
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Albury-Wodonga, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorStephanie 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 online.
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
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One 1500-word essay Essay analysing the ethical, legal and economic aspects of one global publishing development. | Assignment | Individual | No | 35 | SILO2, SILO3 |
5 editing tasks (equivalent to 2500 words) Small tasks assessing different editing skills. Feedback provides accumulative assessment. | Assignment | Individual | No | 60 | SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (equivalent to 250 words) Oral presentation on one aspect of the research essay. | Oral presentation | Individual | No | 5 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Bendigo, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorStephanie 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 online.
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1500-word essay Essay analysing the ethical, legal and economic aspects of one global publishing development. | Assignment | Individual | No | 35 | SILO2, SILO3 |
5 editing tasks (equivalent to 2500 words) Small tasks assessing different editing skills. Feedback provides accumulative assessment. | Assignment | Individual | No | 60 | SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (equivalent to 250 words) Oral presentation on one aspect of the research essay. | Oral presentation | Individual | No | 5 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorStephanie 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 online.
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1500-word essay Essay analysing the ethical, legal and economic aspects of one global publishing development. | Assignment | Individual | No | 35 | SILO2, SILO3 |
5 editing tasks (equivalent to 2500 words) Small tasks assessing different editing skills. Feedback provides accumulative assessment. | Assignment | Individual | No | 60 | SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (equivalent to 250 words) Oral presentation on one aspect of the research essay. | Oral presentation | Individual | No | 5 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorStephanie 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 online.
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 10 - 20
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 20 and delivered via online.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1500-word essay Essay analysing the ethical, legal and economic aspects of one global publishing development. | Assignment | Individual | No | 35 | SILO2, SILO3 |
5 editing tasks (equivalent to 2500 words) Small tasks assessing different editing skills. Feedback provides accumulative assessment. | Assignment | Individual | No | 60 | SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (equivalent to 250 words) Oral presentation on one aspect of the research essay. | Oral presentation | Individual | No | 5 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Mildura, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorStephanie 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 online.
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1500-word essay Essay analysing the ethical, legal and economic aspects of one global publishing development. | Assignment | Individual | No | 35 | SILO2, SILO3 |
5 editing tasks (equivalent to 2500 words) Small tasks assessing different editing skills. Feedback provides accumulative assessment. | Assignment | Individual | No | 60 | SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (equivalent to 250 words) Oral presentation on one aspect of the research essay. | Oral presentation | Individual | No | 5 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Shepparton, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorStephanie 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 online.
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1500-word essay Essay analysing the ethical, legal and economic aspects of one global publishing development. | Assignment | Individual | No | 35 | SILO2, SILO3 |
5 editing tasks (equivalent to 2500 words) Small tasks assessing different editing skills. Feedback provides accumulative assessment. | Assignment | Individual | No | 60 | SILO4, SILO5 |
Oral presentation (equivalent to 250 words) Oral presentation on one aspect of the research essay. | Oral presentation | Individual | No | 5 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |