EL5502 - Professional Editing
| Credit points: | 06 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts and Social Sciences (pre 2015) |
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.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 7 | |
| Census Date 10-Jul-2014 | |
| Face to face teaching (one week block) | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Lindsay Simpson |
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| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (15%); (55%); assignments (30%). |
| 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.