Editing in Academic and Professional Contexts
Description
Module 1 (Week 1): Introduction to Editing
Module 2 (Week 2-3): Structural Editing
Module 3 (Week 4-5): Stylistic Editing
Module 4 (Week 6-7): Copy Editing
Module 5 (Week 8-11): Editing in the Genres
Module 6 (Week 12): Trends in Publishing
This 12-week course has six modules. The first (week 1) offers a general introduction to what editors do and the wide variety of materials that they work on. It provides an overview of the three main levels of editing and where these editorial stages occur in the publishing process.
Modules 2, 3, and 4 (two weeks each) focus on different levels of editing: structural, stylistic, and copy editing.
In Module 5 (four weeks), students choose TWO of the following genres: academic journal article, government report, short story (fiction), and personal essay (creative nonfiction). This module allows students to explore editing in an area of interest.
Module 6 (week 12) considers trends in publishing and reading, and provides an opportunity for self-refection.
WRIT 265 views writing and editing as skills that can be developed and refined over a lifetime. For this reason, the course emphasizes practice through "learning activities"—worth 35 percent—in which students share their editing work in a collaborative atmosphere of peer and instructor feedback. The comments and coaching that students give and receive mirror the dynamic process of editing.
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Module 2 (Week 2-3): Structural Editing
Module 3 (Week 4-5): Stylistic Editing
Module 4 (Week 6-7): Copy Editing
Module 5 (Week 8-11): Editing in the Genres
Module 6 (Week 12): Trends in Publishing
This 12-week course has six modules. The first (week 1) offers a general introduction to what editors do and the wide variety of materials that they work on. It provides an overview of the three main levels of editing and where these editorial stages occur in the publishing process.
Modules 2, 3, and 4 (two weeks each) focus on different levels of editing: structural, stylistic, and copy editing.
In Module 5 (four weeks), students choose TWO of the following genres: academic journal article, government report, short story (fiction), and personal essay (creative nonfiction). This module allows students to explore editing in an area of interest.
Module 6 (week 12) considers trends in publishing and reading, and provides an opportunity for self-refection.
WRIT 265 views writing and editing as skills that can be developed and refined over a lifetime. For this reason, the course emphasizes practice through "learning activities"—worth 35 percent—in which students share their editing work in a collaborative atmosphere of peer and instructor feedback. The comments and coaching that students give and receive mirror the dynamic process of editing.
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Overview
- Institution: Queen's University
- Level: University
- Language: English
- Course Code: WRIT265
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.