Overview
Description
Explores general principles and practices for editing professional, technical, and scientific documents in a range of academic and workplace environments. Examines editing theories and methodologies while providing experience copyediting print and electronic documents, applying different levels of edit, and managing the editing process.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- research academic, organizational, and workplace contexts in which technical editing plays a key role.
- edit technical documents, from developmental editing to proofreading and copyediting.
- revise for content, organization, style, and mechanics.
- create graphics and apply basic principles of layout and design.
- describe and begin to practice the profession of technical editing, including managing projects and processes.
- negotiate and communicate editorial decisions/queries professionally with professional communicators and organizations.
- compile and polish a professional portfolio of sample editing projects for professional job-seeking.
- apply theories and methodologies of technical editing to pedagogy (course syllabus and assignments) and professional-practical management (developing and leading multiple linked small-scale projects).