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EDIT8082 – Content Management for Print and Online Delivery

2022 – Session 1, Online-flexible

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Convenor
Adam Smith
adam.smith@mq.edu.au
Philip Chappell
philip.chappell@mq.edu.au
Philip Chappell
philip.chappell@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to GradCertEditElecPub or MTransInter or MCrWrit or GradDipCrWrit or MAccComm or MAdvTransInterStud
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This unit addresses current issues in electronic publishing, examining the many dimensions of communication in which the electronic and print mediums differ, and how to reversion content from print to screen delivery. It analyses their different document structures and page layouts, and issues of navigation and usability for web documents. Methods for indexing print and electronic materials are compared, and the use of metadata to optimise the searchability of website content is also examined. The editor's responsibilities for content in both mediums are discussed, as well as legal and ethical issues, as part of editorial project management.

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Assess the advantages and disadvantages of print and electronic publishing
  • ULO2: Apply knowledge of the standard tools and techniques for indexing, for print and web documents
  • ULO3: Predict the impact of current trends on the future of editing and publishing
  • ULO4: Demonstrate understanding of legal, ethical and cultural issues in publishing
  • ULO5: Appraise the elements of editorial project management, and apply them to different publishing contexts

General Assessment Information

How to apply for a late submission of an assignment

All requests for special consideration, including extensions, must be submitted via ask.mq.edu.au and provide suitable supporting documentation

Requesting an extension to assignment due date

On occasion, you may be in a situation when you aren't able to submit an assessment task on time. Extensions are only given in special circumstances, by completing a Special Consideration request. For more information on Special Consideration, see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration

Late submission of assignments If you haven't been approved for an extension and you submit your assessment task late, penalties are applied. You should consult your unit convenor if you are in this position. Late submissions will receive a 5% per day penalty. If you submit the assessment task 10 days or more beyond the due date, without an approved extension, you will be awarded a maximum of 50% of the overall assessment marks. Weekends and public holidays are included.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Weekly quiz 10% No Weekly
Online discussion of promotion to a mixed audience 15% No Week 4
Assignment on website navigation usability 20% No Week 8
Online discussion on ethical issues in publishing 15% No Week 10
Essay on the future of editing 40% No Week 13

Weekly quiz

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%

 

A total of 10 short quizzes will be completed by students, each based on weekly lecture topics and the guided tasks associated with them.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Assess the advantages and disadvantages of print and electronic publishing
  • Apply knowledge of the standard tools and techniques for indexing, for print and web documents
  • Predict the impact of current trends on the future of editing and publishing
  • Demonstrate understanding of legal, ethical and cultural issues in publishing

Online discussion of promotion to a mixed audience

Assessment Type 1: Debate
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7.5 hours
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 15%

 

Each student has to present an original idea to an online forum for a project that needs to be communicated to a mixed audience. They have to detail their communicative strategy for this project and defend this strategy against the critiques of other students. They also have to provide critiques on 4 communication strategies by other students.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Assess the advantages and disadvantages of print and electronic publishing
  • Appraise the elements of editorial project management, and apply them to different publishing contexts

Assignment on website navigation usability

Assessment Type 1: Design Implementation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 20%

 

Mockup of website and identification of usability issues; suggestion of solutions.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Assess the advantages and disadvantages of print and electronic publishing
  • Apply knowledge of the standard tools and techniques for indexing, for print and web documents

Online discussion on ethical issues in publishing

Assessment Type 1: Debate
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7.5 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 15%

 

Each student has to research and present a real-life ethical issue that has occurred in the area of publishing, and discuss the ethical issues that it raises in an online forum. They then respond to critiques of their interpretation of the issue raised by other students, and respond to 4 other ethical issues presented by other students.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate understanding of legal, ethical and cultural issues in publishing
  • Appraise the elements of editorial project management, and apply them to different publishing contexts

Essay on the future of editing

Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%

 

Selection of source article and discussion of predictions about future of editing/publishing.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Assess the advantages and disadvantages of print and electronic publishing
  • Predict the impact of current trends on the future of editing and publishing
  • Appraise the elements of editorial project management, and apply them to different publishing contexts

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

This unit is delivered entirely online. Online lectures are available as audio recordings with supporting slides. Weekly tasks will also be given online, and readings are made available via the Leganto reading list.

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Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook