Copyediting II
WRITING X 451.4
Enhance existing copyediting skills in this course focused on building professional-level skills and practices.
Online
Starting at $695.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0
What you can learn.
- Learn best practices for completing a document review
- Employ common copyediting notation while mastering rules of grammar and style
- Review documents and collaborate in teams to complete assignments and projects
- Learn to use the tools of professional copyeditors
About this course:
This course provides extensive copyediting practice. Appropriate for writers of all genres and those seeking to develop professional skills in copyediting, students learn best practices for completing a document review, including common grammar rules, copyediting notation, and reading like a copyeditor. The course relies on The Chicago Manual of Style and will involve the use of various in-house/client-created style guides. Students should expect rigorous reading assignments and some team-based communications with strict adherence to deadlines. Completion of Copyediting I prior to enrollment in Copyediting II is highly recommended. Students will be expected to have functional competency in using Track Changes in Word prior to the course.Winter 2021 Schedule
Available Format(s):
These courses are fully online and have no regular meeting times.
Enrollment Closed
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Instructor:
Jeanne De Vita
377737
Fee:
$695.00
Notes
Enrollment limited to 15 students. Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 27, 2021
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book:
The Best Punctuation Book, Period: A Comprehensive Guide for Every Writer, Editor, Student, and Businessperson
by June Casagrande
©2014
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN 9781607744931
(Optional)
Book:
The Chicago Manual of Style
University of Chicago Press
ISBN 9780226287058
This course applies towards the following certificates & specializations…
Corporate Education
Learn how we can help your organization meet its professional development goals and corporate training needs.
Donate to UCLA Extension
Support our many efforts to reach communities in need.