Editing and Publishing
General
Prefix
ENGL
Course Number
434
Course Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
Lecture
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
Editor's responsibilities and relationships to writers, political and ethical dimensions of editing and editorial processes, and changing purposes and rhetorical constraints of writing for publication.
Credits
Min
4
Max
4
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Adapt knowledge of a copyeditor¿s responsibilities and principal tasks to suggest practical strategies an editor can adopt to forge a working relationship with a writer.
Outcome
Select correction codes and symbols with respect to readability, style and correctness as they pertain to publication standards.
Outcome
Prepare print and digital manuscripts by hand-marking texts or using editing software.
Outcome
Apply knowledge of writing as a process to developmental editing choices and copyediting responsibilities.
Outcome
Select from and apply ethical standards pertinent to the gatekeeping and facilitative functions of copyeditors.