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Book Publishing
ENGL390 FA

Designed to benefit both traditional and nontraditional students, the course will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand the book industry. It will be especially beneficial to undergraduate students who wish to consider or pursue careers in the publishing industry, as well as creative writing students, students planning academic careers, or anyone who hopes to have a book published. Among the topics to be covered in the course are the editorial/acquisitions process; book design and production; book marketing; publishing operations and finance; legal issues in publishing; the relationship among libraries, booksellers, universities, and publishers; careers in book publishing; and the future of the book. While students have an opportu nity to engage in a wide variety of publishing activities, they are also being trained to read, speak and write critically and analytically about how knowledge is disseminated through the printed word, books, and technology, and how the dissemination of t hat knowlege affects the shaping of our culture.

MAJOR READINGS

Balkin, Richard, A WRITER'S GUIDE TO BOOK PUBLISHING (updated third edition, revised by Nick Bakalar and Richard Balkin). New York: Plume, 1994 (paperback).
Dessauer, John P., BOOK PUBLISHING: THE BASIC INTRODUCTION (new expanded edition). New York: Continuum, 1993 (paperback).
Strunk, William, Jr. and E.B. White, THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE. New York: Macmillan, 1959.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid-term and final exams.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Radko,Thomas Raymond   
Times: .....F. 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: FISK211
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 15)
SR. major: 4   Jr. major: 3
SR. non-major: 2   Jr. non-major: 2   SO: 2   FR: 2

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Speaking, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000


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