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This lecture was given by Dr Jonathan Crowe. The lecture covered the main aspects of the module and what could be expected across the course....

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Submit an approval form with an outline of your proposed feature, Module Coordinator

including the subject, format and approach.

Jason Bennett: [email protected]

Submit a draft of your feature article, following which you will

Office: CM 205

receive individual feedback and guidance to help you develop and

Tutor

improve it.

Jon Crowe: [email protected]

Submit your final article as a designed PDF, with suitable images

Tutor (weeks 7, 8 & 9)

and other page fur niture such as headline, standfirst, picture

Chris Wortley: [email protected]

captions etc.

Technical Demonstra tor

You should also submit your article as a Word Document which

Angela Rivers: [email protected]

includes Harvard referencing and a full bibliography. (You should not include Harvard referencing and a bibliography in the print-ready PDF version of your article.

By the end of the semester you will have:

Key Dates:

A knowledge of the specialised editorial mark-up for science

Friday 6th March: A pproval form completed and handed in

publishing an d meticulous attention to detail

Tuesday 21st April: Rough draft to JC for formative feedback

A critical understanding of the editorial issues aroun d

Tuesday 5th May: Deadline first draft (for design)

accessibility, accuracy, level, specialist disciplines across science

Tuesday 26th May, 6pm: Final submission of completed designed

publishing (books and magazines)

article, as pdf; plus word document of same article with full

A critical understanding of the variety of publication types,

bibliography (using Harvard referencing) - both to be submitted in a

general organisation an d roles across the scien ce publishing

folder via Turnitin

industry

Assessment 2: Portfolio 30%

The ability to apply underlying con cepts and principles to

A series of written exercises and responses to briefs from the

construct and edit a piece of writing which suits the even of its

module workshops. As well as showing editorial a wareness, the

intended audience

quality fo presentation should be of a professional standard. Careful consideration should be given to the style fo writing expected by the intended audience, to structure and accuracy of

Introduction to international book and magazine science

spelling, punctuation, and grammer expected in the industry.

publishing

Please label all exercises clearly.

Introduction to the publishing process and roles within the

There will be an opportunity in class time for your tutor to look at

industry

your work in progress for the first three briefs and for you to

Article writing

receive individual guidance to help you develop and improve them.

Introduction to editing, accuracy, style sheets and proofing

Key dates:

Audience, level and editing approaches from Pop Science to

Tuesday 31st March: Specialist science copyediting in-class exercise 1

research jour nals

(portfolio task 4) Chris Wortley

STEM publishing and specialist science ter minology and style

Tuesday 21st April: Specialist science copyediting in-class exercise 1

Editing mark-up: hand and online

(portfolio task 5) Chris Wortley

Publishing software workshops

Tuesday 28th April: Specialist scien ce copyediting in-class exercise 1 (portfolio task 6) Chris Wortley Tuesday 5th May, 4pm: Final submission of completed portfolio, as

Assessment 1: Feature Article 70%

word document with full bibliography (using Harvard referencing) -

Write and article (1500 words) on a topic of your choice in the area

to be submitted via Tur nitin

of science publishing. You will edit and lay out your work to a professional standard, ensuring that it is engaging, readable and communicates at an appropriate level....