Postgraduate - UnitAPG5673 - The professional editor

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2012 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)	Trischa Mann

Notes

Previously coded PUB5008

Synopsis

The professional editor plays a central role in the productive and creative operations of a publishing house. He, or she, sets or maintains editorial and production standards and is largely responsible for the day-to-day management of major publishing projects (including complex electronic publications), the publishing program and the editorial and production team. The professional editor will already have trained as a copy-editor. This advanced unit will concentrate on developing a sound understanding of the broader responsibilities and professional concerns of the editorial manager in a variety of situations.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this subject student have acquired 1) an understanding of the role of the senior or managing editor in a publishing house;2) an understanding of the responsibilities of the professional editor in major publishing projects and also in-house or freelance editors, designers, illustrators and book production staff;3) an ability to scrutinise codes of publishing practice and editorial standards;4) an ability to critically review style guides and production manuals;5) an understanding of the role of the professional editor in the development of complex electronic publications;6) a sound understanding of the broader responsibilities and professional concerns of the editorial manager in a variety of situations.