| Fall 2012 | ENGL 627.1 | T | 6:00 - 8:40 | RH202 |
PhilipE Eubanks |
Title: TECHNICAL EDITINGCourse Description: Principles and strategies of preparing technical documents for publication, including editing for content, organization, style, and layout. Application in case studies and practical projects.
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| Detailed Course Description: In English 627, you will become familiar with the processes of technical editing such as copyediting, editing for style, and envisioning the appropriate form and purpose for a technical/professional document. We will focus almost equally upon matters of correctness (such as standard punctuation) and matters of judgment (how best to revise an existing document). |
| Course Requirements:Expect numerous quizzes, and one major editing project, due at the end of the semester. In addition, you will read a broad sampling of recent research, and you will write a substantial piece that analyzes some aspect of technical and professional editing. |
| Required Texts: Technical Editing, 5th Edition, Carolyn Rude, Longman Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 10th Edition, Joseph M. Williams and Gregory G. Colomb, Longman Materials available online |
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