PUB4003 - Publishing processes and new technology

Leader(s): Nick Walker

Offered

City (Melbourne) Second semester 2009 (Evening)

Synopsis

An overview of the role of the various production processes and their management in publishing. Students are taken through the various stages of the physical production of various formats (books, magazines and newspapers) and their subsequent marketing and distribution. The contribution of new technology and multi-media outcomes are explored.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this subject students should have acquired:

1. an understanding of the stages and forms of production in publishing;
2. an understanding of different roles in the production process (typesetting, format design, etc);
3. an understanding of the transformations brought about by new technologies in different forms of publishing;
4. an understanding of editorial management in the process of transformation of text into publication.

Assessment

Practical exercises (3000 words): 35%
Review essay (5000 words): 50%
Examination (1000 words): 15%

Contact hours

2-hour seminar per week