Overview

To introduce students to the skills and knowledge of editing principles, practices, techniques and technologies required for professional performance as a writer in a range of writing contexts.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Examine and evaluate industry standards for content creation across diverse audiences and publishing contexts
  • Investigate and apply industry standard principles for editing
  • Create and apply narrative techniques to creative content
  • Review, refine and amend texts to enhance the clarity of written communication
  • Clearly communicate ideas considering a range of perspectives, including indigenous and diverse cultural and social contexts

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Workshop
3.00 12 weeks 36
Specified Activities
Various
3.00 12 weeks 36
Unspecified Activities
Various
6.50 12 weeks 78
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Major AssignmentIndividual 30% 1,4 
PortfolioIndividual 40% 1,2,4 
TestIndividual 30% 2,3 
AssignmentIndividual 5% 1,2,3 
Assignment 1Individual 50% 1,3,4,5 
Assignment 2Individual 45% 2,3,4 

Content

  • Techniques of editing
  • Standards and conventions of English grammar, language usage, correct spelling and punctuation required in a range of writing and editing contexts
  • Rules of language clarity
  • Determining appropriate authorial voice and tone
  • Basic proofreading and copyediting techniques

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.