School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Introduction to Editing
  • Unit Code

    WRT1110
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Ffion Mary MURPHY

Description

This unit introduces students to the basics of editing written texts. Attention is given to grammar, punctuation, clarity, style, the alignment of text with intended readership and effective copyediting and proofreading strategies. Students also consider some legal, ethical and practical issues involved in editing and publishing.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded WRT4110, WRT5110

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Comprehend the main professional issues (cultural, legal, ethical, practical) which editors may encounter in their work.
  2. Confidently use major editorial references (dictionaries, style guides etc).
  3. Correctly proofread and mark up a text using standard proofreading symbols.
  4. Edit a range of commonly published or transmitted texts.
  5. Undertake basic copyediting with attention to style, syntax, and clarity.

Unit Content

  1. Style guides, dictionaries, and other resources.
  2. Basic grammar and style conventions.
  3. Copyediting and proofreading.
  4. Writing for specific publications.
  5. Principles of plain English and inclusive language.
  6. Legal and ethical issues involved in editing and publishing.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On campus students: Seminars. Off campus students: Regular online access is necessary. Learning tasks are provided via Blackboard.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioExercises and participation65%
ExaminationExamination35%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioExercises and participation65%
ExaminationExamination35%

Core Reading(s)

  • (2002). Style manual for authors, editors and printers. Milton, Qld: Wiley.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Introduction to Editing
  • Unit Code

    WRT1110
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Ffion Mary MURPHY

Description

This unit introduces students to the basics of editing written texts. Attention is given to grammar, punctuation, clarity, style, the alignment of text with intended readership and effective copyediting and proofreading strategies. Students also consider some legal, ethical and practical issues involved in editing and publishing.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded WRT4110, WRT5110

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Comprehend the main professional issues (cultural, legal, ethical, practical) which editors may encounter in their work.
  2. Confidently use major editorial references (dictionaries, style guides etc).
  3. Correctly proofread and mark up a text using standard proofreading symbols.
  4. Edit a range of commonly published or transmitted texts.
  5. Undertake basic copyediting with attention to style, syntax, and clarity.

Unit Content

  1. Style guides, dictionaries, and other resources.
  2. Basic grammar and style conventions.
  3. Copyediting and proofreading.
  4. Writing for specific publications.
  5. Principles of plain English and inclusive language.
  6. Legal and ethical issues involved in editing and publishing.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On campus students: Seminars. Off campus students: Regular online access is necessary. Learning tasks are provided via Blackboard.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioExercises and participation65%
ExaminationExamination35%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioExercises and participation65%
ExaminationExamination35%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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