Grattan Street Press (Extended) (PUBL90025)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)

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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

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Admission into one of the following:

  • Admission into or selection of one of the following:
    • MC-PUBCOM Master of Publishing and Communications
    Admission into or selection of one of the following:
    • D01LF Master of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing
    Admission into or selection of one of the following:
    • GDA-PUBCOM Graduate Diploma in Publishing and Communications (Advanced)

Permission of coordinator is required to enrol in the subject.

Students must also meet one of the following prerequisite options:

Option 1

All of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
PUBL90001 Structural Editing
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90002 Introduction to Copyediting
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

with a final grade of 70% or higher in PUBL90002 Introduction to Copyediting.

Option 2

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
PUBL90002 Introduction to Copyediting
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

AND

One of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
PUBL90006 Writing and Editing for Digital Media
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90010 Print Production and Design
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

with a final grade of 75% or higher.

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
MULT90019 Internship II (Semester Long)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Students enrolled in Grattan Street Press (Extended) may not enrol in PUBL90026 Publishing and Writing Summer School or PUBL90015 Grattan Street Press.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 4 March 2025

Assessment

Semester 1

DescriptionTimingPercentage

A blogpost, press release, sales information sheet or manuscript assessment

  • 1000 words
Week 510%

A media object (e.g. an edit, a style guide, sales database, or social media marketing portfolio) and associated hand-over report or brief

  • 5500 words
Hurdle requirement: Must be submitted and passed 		During the examination period55%

A reflective journal or critical essay about project management

  • 2500 words
Week 1225%

Team presentation of project to class

  • 1000 words
Week 1210%
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered.Throughout the teaching periodN/A
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval.Throughout the semesterN/A

Last updated: 4 March 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    CoordinatorsMatt Holden and Katherine Day
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursTotal 48 hours: 12 x 4-hour workshops per week.
    Total time commitment340 hours
    Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 1 June 2025
    Last self-enrol date14 March 2025
    Census date31 March 2025
    Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025
    Assessment period ends27 June 2025

    Semester 1 contact information

    Dr Katherine Day: day.k@unimelb.edu.au

    Dr Matt Holden: matthew.holden@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

340 Hours

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Last updated: 4 March 2025

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    Subject readings will be available online. 

    Recommended texts and other resources

    Adobe Creative Cloud can be used in this subject, it is recommended that you purchase a licence via Student IT https://studentit.unimelb.edu.au/software#adobecc   

Last updated: 4 March 2025