Course Title: Refine editing skills
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5314 Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Course Title: Refine editing skills
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 120
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COMM7307 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
345T Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term2 2013, Term2 2014, Term2 2015, Term1 2017, Term2 2017, Term1 2018, Term2 2018, Term1 2019, Term2 2019 |
COMM7307 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2020 |
Course Contact: Penny Johnson
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4383
Course Contact Email: penny.johnson@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course covers the knowledge and skills required to apply advanced editing skills to a range of texts in different media.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VU20278 Refine editing skills |
Elements: |
1. Appraise the suitability of written material for a specific purpose or readership 2. Liaise closely with the author and/or client to make all significant substantive editing decisions. 3. Undertake substantive editing of a text 4. Undertake editing of the style of the text 5. Edit for completeness and consistency |
Learning Outcomes
You will be able to work independently and collaboratively to edit different kinds of text at a professional level and across a range of media.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:
- participation in written exercises, in class and online
- the application of learned skills and insights to the editing of writing tasks.