ALW739 - Publishing

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Paul Venzo
Cohort rule:Nil
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: ALW607, ALW639
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.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 2-hour seminar equivalent

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

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
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
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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ALW739
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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