Postgraduate - UnitAPG5041 - The Professional Editor Internship

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Literary Studies
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Ms Trischa Mann; Dr Louise Poland

Synopsis

The professional editor is central to the operations of a publishing house. He, or she, sets or maintains editorial and production standards and is responsible for 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 have trained as a copy-editor. This advanced unit will concentrate on developing understanding of the broader responsibilities and professional concerns of the editorial manager in a variety of situations. The unit comprises an internship component. Students work with a publishing firm or appropriate publishing professional for a minimum of 80-90 hours under academic and professional supervision.

Outcomes

Undertaking and completing this subject the student will

acquire an understanding of the role of the senior or managing editor in a publishing house;
acquire 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;
be able to scrutinise codes of publishing practice and editorial standards;

have an ability to critically review style guides and production manuals;

possess an understanding of the role of the professional editor in the development of complex electronic publications;
have a sound understanding of the broader responsibilities and concerns of the editorial manager in a variety of situations;
produce innovative solutions to problems;
develop effective communication and presentation skills.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Louise Poland