Unit name | Critical Issues in Contemporary Publishing |
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Unit code | ENGLM0076 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Mimi Thebo |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
none |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
Students can opt to take the placement unit instead |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
none |
School/department | Department of English |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
In this unit, students will read, discuss and analyse key issues in contemporary publishing. This unit will help students to: contextualise their own writing in the wider world of contemporary publishing; understand the roles and concerns of various individuals and organisations in the publishing world; and develop the skills needed to articulate their own responses to those issues and concerns.
By the successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Teaching will be in large 2 hour seminar/workshop style, where guest lecturers will provide an introduction to a role, issue or process within contemporary publishing, supported by an experienced tutor who may be called upon to support the guest lecturer to a smaller or greater extent (i.e. some guests will prefer to be interviewed, some will be happy to give a prepared talk). Students will normally participate in Q and A sessions after the formal talk.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Portfolio (100%) [ILOs 1-5], containing:
Essay, 1500 words, explaining a key role in Publishing, Broadcasting, Events Management or other related industry and how it relates to contemporary literature
And:
Collection of professional writing, 3500 words (which may include, but not be limited to AI sheets, synopsis, cover letters, reviews, press release, publication/list analysis, etc., in consultation with the tutor)
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ENGLM0076).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.