EL5502 - Professional Editing

Credit points:	06
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

Entry into the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Writing or Master of Arts in Writing

Students will gain a practical understanding of how to professionally edit fiction and non-fiction manuscripts. Copy editing, proofreading and structural editing skills will be taught including consideration of writing styles. These skills can be applied to editing any written texts.

Learning Outcomes

• be able to carry out and recognise the importance of proofreading for all written texts;
• write constructive editorial reports;
• understand the process of structural editing and have the fundamental skills needed to undertake it;
• undertake accurate copyediting of written texts;
• gain a general understanding of the editorial/production process.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The ability to make constructive contributions to project teams or collegial activities.

Prerequisites:

EL5501

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 7
Census Date 10-Jul-2009
Face to face teaching 13-Jul-2009 to 17-Jul-2009 (one week block)
Coordinator:	Dr Lindsay Simpson
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 24 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (15%); presentations (20%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (20%); assignments (25%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Must obtain at least an average of 40% over all invigilated components within the subject in order to pass unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.