ALW739 - Publishing
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Patrick West |
Cohort rule: | Nil |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | ALW607, ALW639 |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
The unit extends students’ understanding of the publishing industry and processes. It provides students with an understanding of how authors’ proposals for publication are reviewed by acquisitions editors and examines trends in publishing in Australia and internationally. It provides knowledge on topics and trends such as intellectual property and defamation law, production processes and new forms of publishing. Students work collaboratively to present a book or electronic publishing company and to showcase proposals for publication
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Demonstrate familiarity with the trends and changes in the publishing industry over the twentieth and twenty-first centuries | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
ULO2 | Identify the chief risks and opportunities presented by different forms of publication | GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO3 | Respond to changes in the publishing industry and know where to conduct research | GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO4 | Critically assess a proposal for publication and what it requires | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO5 | Be aware of the context that shapes the approach the publishing team might take to a publication proposal | GLO7: Teamwork |
ULO6 | Identify the market and readership for a publication, and how this might shape the publishing proposal and content of the publication | GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: Class Exercises | 1000 words equivalent | 20% | Ongoing |
Assessment 2: Research Assignment | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 3: Publishing Profile and Marketing Plan | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 9 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ALW739 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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