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Unit of Study WRIT3002 - Introduction to Editing and Publishing (2024)

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Unit description

Develops student skills in and understanding of publishing and editing, and knowledge of related historical, ethical and legal issues. Students will be introduced to print- and screen-based editing and publishing, and the communication, language, technical and project-management skills to edit and publish texts in context. Intended as a second/third-year unit. Extensive group work is required in this unit.

Unit content

Module 1: Working as a writer

Module 2: Employment and the writer

Module 3: Writing and selling your original work 

Module 4: The Publishing industry 

Module 5: Communities of practice

Module 6: Editing your work

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Online
Term4
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Learning outcomes

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

understand the different roles and responsibilities involved in editing and publishing

understand the Australian publishing landscape within a global context

understand the publishing industry's processes and structures and its associated ethics and legalities

reflect on the history of and current debates in publishing

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • The ebook version is also available in the SCU Library.: Flann, E, Hill, B & Wang, L, 2014, The Australian editing handbook, 3rd edn, John Wiley & Sons, Milton, Queensland. ISBN: 9781118635957.
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