Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Adam Smith
Contact via Email
12SW 542
By appointment
Margaret Wood
Loy Lising
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp at 100 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is designed to introduce students to the practices and techniques of editing, and to teach them how to apply them to a range of texts – for publication in print and digital formats – to best suit their intended audience. Students will learn about the different levels of editing, from proofreading to copyediting, substantive editing and indexing. The unit will help students develop a critical eye for details of correctness and consistency, as well as an understanding of layout and structural issues across diverse media that affect the readability of a text. The project management skills required as an editor will be developed in class learning activities, with students also given the opportunity to create a blog using the professional skills they have acquired.
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Late Assignment Submission
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Editing task | 20% | No | 2 September |
Group Presentation | 35% | No | 14 October |
Online publication | 45% | No | 11 November |
Due: 2 September
Weighting: 20%
Edit a short text and write a rationale (500 words) for the editing decisions made.
Due: 14 October
Weighting: 35%
Students will design and produce a range of communications for a literary event. The work will be done as a team but assessed individually. Each team will present their project within tutorials.
Due: 11 November
Weighting: 45%
Students will source a range of material from a variety of media to create a coherent publication on a topic of their choosing.
The learning and teaching strategies used in this Unit are face-to-face lectures and recordings of these sessions; weekly tutorials; interaction with materials on iLearn; discussion; and self-study of course readings. Attendance at lectures is strongly recommended as there will be participatory elements that will form an important part of the course. Attendance at tutorials is expected, and class rolls will be taken.
Lecture Time: Monday 10.00 – 11.00
Room: 12SW 226
Tutorials: Monday at 11.00/14.00
The course convenor will be contactable through email to answer any queries that might arise.
Week 1: The world of publishing
Week 2: The role of the editor
Week 3: Structural (substantive) editing
Week 4: Copyediting and proofreading
Week 5: The author/editor relationship
Week 6: Grammar for editors
Week 7: The changing role of the editor
Week 8: No lecture (public holiday)
Week 9: Language and context
Week 10: Project management
Week 11: Legibility and layout
Week 12: Editing for different print and digital formats
Week 13: Editing for a literary journal
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