UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

APG5604 Collaborative translation practices

Faculty of Arts

APG5604 Collaborative translation practices is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2024. It needs APG5875.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Other periods
Clayton, Suzhou (SEU)
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before APG5604

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

After APG5604

No unit lists APG5604 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions: APG5048, APG5876

Overview

Translators and language professionals in dynamic digital landscapes and are increasingly required to do more than translate texts. Translators work in varied roles within translation and localisation processes, including project managers, editors, revisers, strategists, localisers and terminologists. You will explore translation project management covering the pre-translation, translation and post-translation stages, focussing on collaborative translation workflows utilising cloud-based crowdsourcing and volunteer translation.  The unit requires you to apply project management skills and principles to working in teams on an industry-facing collaborative translation activity.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
Trimester 3ClaytonOn campus, block
Trimester 3ClaytonOnline blk
Trimester 3Suzhou (SEU)On campus

Assessment

  • Exercise/sAssignment
    20%
  • Translation task/sAssignment
    40%
  • ReflectionAssignment
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    identify and articulate key theoretical and practical elements of the translation project management workflows;

  2. 2

    Apply effective project management  and collaborative skills to the planning and implementation of a translation project involving a team of translators;

  3. 3

    Collaborate with team members to analyse and solve translation challenges, ensure consistency, and achieve the objectives of the client/end-users of the translations utilising appropriate procedures for quality control; 

  4. 4

    discuss issues of copyright, privacy and ethics in collaborative translation environments;

  5. 5

     reflect on the pros and cons of various technological tools when conducting collaborative translation.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials12 hours
  • Workshops12 hours
  • Lectures6 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

The teaching approach is focussed on skills development and application of concepts to practical tasks, combining individual and collaborative activities.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Shani Tobias
Unit Coordinators
Dr Shani Tobias

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5604?

You need APG5875 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is APG5604 offered?

APG5604 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.

How much work is APG5604?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does APG5604 have an exam?

No. APG5604 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Intercultural Studies
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027