ALW396 - Producing Digital Anthologies: From Concept to Publication
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Karen Le Rossignol |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Faculty of Arts and Education course or D311, D312, D313, D326, D330, D370, D385 or D391 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ALW321, ALW326, ALW393 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online learning independent and collaborative learning activities (1 x 2-hour seminar per week equivalent) |
Content
The unit focuses on applications of editorial roles and functions to a digital publication process. Students will have the opportunity to develop a themed group anthology, including selecting and editing content; negotiating with a writer; structuring, designing and preparing initial marketing for a publication and its specified readership; and applying legal principles to publication decisions. At the end of the unit, students will demonstrate skills in structural/content/copy editing with writers, working with a small group to edit and publish a digital anthology, and individually presenting their evaluation of the process in relation to the writing/publishing industry.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify, apply and redraft advanced techniques in structural, content and copy editing to negotiations with author/s as related to Australian editing industry standards | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Negotiate effectively with authors, editors and others in the publication process | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Read and edit critically and self-critically | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Understand, analyse and apply research and preparatory processes to editing fiction/nonfiction | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate a capacity to adapt to the regulatory environment that affects publishing practices | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO6 | Undertake self-directed and collaborative tasks | GLO7: Teamwork |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Editorial Role in Digital Publishing House – editing process folio (oral/written) | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 (Group) - digital anthology | 2000 words equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3 - Evaluative report (oral/written) and participation in editorial meetings | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ALW396 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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