Area: | Department of Communication and Cultural Studies |
Credits: | 50.0 |
Contact Hours: | 192.0 |
Other: | 1 x 192 Hours Once-only |
Syllabus: | Provides students with insight into and experience of publishing in the industry context. Possible topics include editing, locating and accessing audiences and markets, costing, distribution and illustration. Desktop publishing. Legal and ethical issues in publication. Copyright boundaries. The unit also involves academic supervision and related assignments. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Familiarised with and experienced a range of tasks involved in print and/or electronic publishing. These may include - structural and copy editing, layout and design, pagination, budgets, scheduling, writing and commissioning writers, proof reading, website design and other related processes. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Australian Government Printing Service. (2002), Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers. Rev. Snooks and Co. (sixth ed). Milton, John Wiley and Sons. |
Unit Texts: | Flann, E. and Hill, B. (2002) The Australian Editing Handbook.Common Ground Publishing Pty Ltd. Melbourne. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Academic Supervision 60% , Assignment 1 30%, Assignment 2 20%, Host employer reports 40%, Participation and contact 10%. This is a Grade/Mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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AvailabilityAvailability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.
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