Module: PUB6001-20 Publishing Industry Project

Credit Value: 20

Module Tutor: Samantha Stewart

Module Tutor Contact Details: s.stewart2@bathspa.ac.uk

1. Brief description and aims of module:

This module curates high-quality industry projects for individuals and small groups to work on. These might include live briefs from major book and magazine publishers and media companies, cultural organisations, such as museums or literary festivals, charities and social enterprises. Personal publishing projects can also be negotiated and accommodated.

This module prepares you for life after graduation by giving you an opportunity to gain invaluable, expert Publishing tutor-supported work experience in an area of publishing relevant to your career aspirations. It results in a specialist, professional-quality digital portfolio, which can be used for postgraduate applications or job interviews.

This module is taught through tutor-guided independent work (which in some cases might involve working in a specific role within a small group project).

This module aims to consolidate your knowledge, assess and extend your skills and creative problem-solving abilities, enabling you to apply, extend and showcase these, as well as your collaborative working and project management experience.

Software skills

You will produce a high-quality digital portfolio of your work, making use of industry standard software packages and/ or web-based platforms.

Publishing Career Coach

Students on this module benefit from the unique Publishing graduation workshop (e.g. personalised digital portfolio, CV template, jobs and internship advice, MA course advice, personal branding and elevator pitches, publishing recruitment consultant and alumni talks)

 2. Outline syllabus:

• Publishing specialist tutor-guided independent work

• Project planning and scheduling

• Curated live industry projects

• Skills assessment and extension

• Creative production

• Digital portfolio workshops

• Specialist publishing career support

3. Teaching and learning activities: 

The module will be taught through tutor-guided independent work. You will be supported in your project work with a choice of a tailored range of demos by specialist Publishing Technical Demonstrators.

There will be opportunities to visit employers and/or attend networking events, e.g.  the Immediate Media (publisher of BBC History, Mollie Makes etc.)

Module schedule:

Semester 2: week 1-2 – Industry project presentations, application/proposal form submission and approval.

Semester 2: weekly individual/group tutorialsSemester 2: digital portfolio workshops (with online materials and support)

Semester 2: week 9-10 – client presentations

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: CW

• Description: Project Portfolio (equivalent to 5,000 words)

• % Weighting: 100