Approved at Communication Undergraduate Studies Committee Meeting on 2 February 2005.
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CMNS 371-4 The Structure of the Book Publishing Industry in Canada
An analysis of the various facets of the book publishing industry in Canada including ownership patterns, legal foundations, criteria for book selection and marketing. Includes examination of both commercial and educational publishing. The industry will be analyzed within the framework of Canadian cultural and other government policies affecting the industry. Prerequisite: 60 credit hours.
CMNS 372-4 The Publishing Process
This introductory course follows the book publishing process from the acquisition and editing of manuscripts through to production, promotion and distribution. With each topic, the seminar proceeds from basic concepts and precepts to case studies of particular kinds of publishing companies, e.g., literary, regional and general trade) and particular types of books (e.g., children’s, genre, fiction and poetry). Students work in groups that simulate the publishing decision-to-publish process. Required readings focus on the history of book publishing, as well as on current developments. Prerequisite: 60 credit hours.
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CMNS 371-4 The Structure of the Book Publishing Industry in Canada
An analysis of the various facets of the book publishing industry in Canada including ownership patterns, legal foundations, criteria for book selection and marketing. Includes examination of both commercial and educational publishing. The industry will be analyzed within the framework of Canadian cultural and other government policies affecting the industry. Prerequisite: 60 credit hours, including CMNS 110 and 130.
CMNS 372-4 The Publishing Process
Students will follow the book publishing process from the acquisition and editing of manuscripts through to production, promotion and distribution. Each topic proceeds from basic concepts and precepts to case studies of particular kinds of publishing companies, e.g., literary, regional and general trade) and particular types of books (e.g., children’s, genre, fiction and poetry). The publishing decision-to-publish process is simulated. Required readings focus on the history of book publishing, as well as on current developments. Prerequisite: 60 credit hours, including CMNS 110 and 130.
Rationale:
Change prerequisites to give students a background in the fundamentals of Communication prior to taking these 300-level courses. Change course description of 372 to include distance ed course delivery model.