Grattan Street Press (Extended) (PUBL90025)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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Contact information
Semester 1
Dr Katherine Day: day.k@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Matt Holden: matthew.holden@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject gives students hands-on experience of publishing through the Publishing program’s teaching press, Grattan Street Press, and teaches reflective learning techniques to consolidate the development of project management skills. Working under the supervision of a staff member, a student will produce two substantive publishing projects, equivalent to 6500 words of written assessment. The projects will be part of two larger team publishing projects led by staff and based in the teaching press. Students will also complete a journal or essay analysing their experience of publishing project management in a team environment (2500 words), and contribute to a team presentation of project outcomes (equivalent to 1000 words).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Discuss the methods used in professional book publishing, which are applied, iterative, group-performed and team-taught, and develop publishing projects utilising them
- Explore future career options in the publishing industry through the development of experience of professional roles and tasks associated with traditional and ebook publishing
- Produce and/or market a book within realistic industry timeframes and deadlines, using professional project management approaches
- Build professional contacts and networks through the project-based learning opportunities that the Grattan Street Press provides
- Critique the roles and performance of teams and technologies in the contemporary book publishing industry, and create research essays and industry-standard reports of their findings.
Generic skills
Students who complete this subject should acquire:
- Additional research and written communication skills through professional writing and supervised discussion
- Project management skills through completion of publishing projects
- Tools for evaluating and reporting on their involvement in experiential learning.
Last updated: 4 March 2025