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Area/Catalogue
COMM 2093

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Study Method
100% online

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Course ID
163222

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Unit Value
4.5

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UniSA Online Elective Course
Yes

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Duration
10 weeks

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Availability/Timetable(s)

This course has not been
timetabled for 2025.

Course aim

To introduce students to the essential skills required for effective editing and writing listed by the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd), the peak Australian body responsible for national accreditation of editors.

Course content

Students will be introduced to common word processing software for editing, learn about editorial style, acquire basic editing techniques, and reinforce their working knowledge of grammar, spelling and punctuation issues across a range of genres, according to the criteria set out in IPEd’s Australian standards for editing practice.

Textbooks

Nil

Prerequisites

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
Online 10 weeks x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation

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