Course Title: Edit texts
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6153 Advanced Diploma of Translating
Course Title: Edit texts
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 30
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) |
COMM5975C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2017, Term2 2017, Term1 2018, Term2 2018, Term1 2019 |
Course Contact: Ya-Ping Kuo
Course Contact Phone: +(61 3) 9925 3771
Course Contact Email: ya-ping.kuo@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit covers the role of editors or subeditors working in contexts such as book publishing, magazines and journals, corporate, online media, government and not-for-profit organisations. It also covers the role of freelance editors.
This unit will be delivered in a cluster as follows:
Revision Cluster (2 units)
- MIET6360C/PSPTIS061 Quality assure translations
- COMM5975C/CUAWRT401 Edit text
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFWRT401A Edit texts |
Elements: |
Enhance clarity of written communication Finalise editing process Prepare to edit written content |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
Assessment and feedback will be ongoing during the semester. Assessments tasks may include, but not limited to, :
- translation projects
- peer reviewed practical tasks
- real or simulated translation assignments
- practical demonstrations/assignments in which theories and strategies are applied