Copyediting II (WCWP-40237)
10 Weeks | Online
Practice judicious and defensible editing in Copyediting II so you can master how to thrive as a copyeditor (or “copy editor”) in the modern-day workplace. This class will prepare you for Copyediting III and acquaint you with a medium edit, one of the three levels of copyediting covered in the program. It will also give you a solid grounding in fostering healthy author-editor relationships, recognizing bias in language, mastering common editorial practices, and addressing subjective writing errors. Copyediting II is focused not only on acquainting you with the purpose of a medium edit, but also conducting a medium edit. You will be continually challenged to maintain the author’s voice and meaning, while correcting subjective errors that result in convoluted writing. This course will also introduce you to the professional art of querying so you can practice communicating with the author through sensitive and appropriate copyediting inquiries. We will study parallelism and sentence structure to address bias in language and math or statistical information, and how to best edit and present factual information. You will also have the opportunity to understand copyediting as a business venture, as well as how to freelance copyedit and best practices associated with both.
What You Will Learn:
- Gain additional practice with style sheets and electronic editing.
- Delve deeper into The Chicago Manual of Style, editing for standardized content style.
- Explore varying editorial best practices.
- Perform a medium edit—revising and improving those language elements identified in class.
- Find answers to usage questions in The Chicago Manual of Style.
- Use professional queries to provide feedback to authors.
- Nominalizations and tackling wordiness.
- Apply bias-free language usage.
- Demonstrate the essentials of web editing.
Quarters Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall | Online
Prerequisite: Copyediting I (WCWP-40236)
Next class: To continue progress in the Copyediting Certificate, the next class is Copyediting III.
Contact: For more information about this course, please email ahl@ucsd.edu.
Note: Fulfills 3 units toward requirements for the Copyediting Certificate. This online course is not self-paced. There are assignments and readings with weekly due dates. Please purchase textbooks before class begins.
Course Number: WCWP-40237
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Copyediting
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4/3/2023 - 6/10/2023
$595
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Braz, Lynn
Lynn Braz holds an MA in creative writing from Wilkes University and a BA in journalism from Temple University. She is a writer, editor, and businesswoman whose company, Research Publications, Inc. , provides editorial services to corporate clients, authors, and academics. Lynn has previously taught writing and editing courses at a small private college in Pennsylvania. She teaches Copyediting III for the Copyediting Certificate Program .
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDThe Chicago Manual of Style (Hard copy or online version accepted.) 17th
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ISBN / ASIN: 9780226287058
The Copyeditor's Handbook 4th
by Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520286726
The Copyeditor's Workbook 1st
by Amy Buky, Marilyn Schwartz, Amy Einsohn
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520294356
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (free at m-w.com) X
by NA
ISBN / ASIN: FREEONLINE
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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4/3/2023 - 6/10/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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4/3/2023 - 6/10/2023
$595
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Kamali, Sara
Dr. Sara Kamali is a seasoned educator passionate about advancing equity inside and outside of the classroom. She teaches Copyediting II and III, Memoir Writing, and Developing Unforgettable Characters and is dedicated to supporting students of different backgrounds through their educational and professional journeys.
In addition to teaching, she also develops courses within the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department to ensure the courses (learning materials, assignments, assessments, and rubrics) center diversity and equity to serve students across learning styles and educational experiences.
Dr. Kamali is also the award-winning author of "Homegrown Hate: Why White Nationalists and Militant Islamists Are Waging War against the United States" (Unive...Read More
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDThe Chicago Manual of Style (Hard copy or online version accepted.) 17th
by
ISBN / ASIN: 9780226287058
The Copyeditor's Handbook 4th
by Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520286726
The Copyeditor's Workbook 1st
by Amy Buky, Marilyn Schwartz, Amy Einsohn
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520294356
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (free at m-w.com) X
by NA
ISBN / ASIN: FREEONLINE
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
Early enrollment advised.
Prerequisite required.
No refunds after: 4/7/2023.
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NOTE:
This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.Prerequisites for this section are Copyediting I (WCWP-40236).
4/3/2023 - 6/10/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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4/3/2023 - 6/10/2023
$595
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Maybin, Jennifer
Jennifer Maybin, MA, ELS, is a medical writer and editor with more than 40 years' experience copyediting scientific and medical text for publishers, journals, medical communication companies, and pharmaceutical clients. She is a certified Editor in the Life Sciences, has a master's degree in English from Arcadia University in Glenside, PA, and has taught English online and in person at several universities and community colleges. She has owned her own business, Editor in the Woods, LLC, a medical writing and editing service, for 10 years.
Links: www.editorinthewoods.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-george-maybin-7400921b6/
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDThe Chicago Manual of Style (Hard copy or online version accepted.) 17th
by
ISBN / ASIN: 9780226287058
The Copyeditor's Handbook 4th
by Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520286726
The Copyeditor's Workbook 1st
by Amy Buky, Marilyn Schwartz, Amy Einsohn
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520294356
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (free at m-w.com) X
by NA
ISBN / ASIN: FREEONLINE
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
Early enrollment advised.
Prerequisite required.
No refunds after: 4/7/2023.
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NOTE:
This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.Prerequisites for this section are Copyediting I (WCWP-40236).
4/3/2023 - 6/10/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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4/3/2023 - 6/10/2023
$595
Online
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-
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Reynolds-Srot, Carol
Carol Reynolds-Srot is an instructor for the Copyediting Certificate Program . A self-proclaimed wordsmith, Reynolds-Srot is a seasoned professional journalist who has spent most of her career in the newspaper industry. She honed her proven ability as an eagle-eyed editor, proficient writer, accomplished page designer, and organized and productive manager at the Detroit Free Press , Long Island Newsday , the South Florida Sun Sentinel , and the Miami Herald .
In transitioning from newspapers to academia, Reynolds-Srot spent four years as a freelancer. She has been working full time in academia for the past decade—first as the associate editor at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in South Florida and currently as the university editor for the University of Miami. A lo...Read More
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDThe Chicago Manual of Style (Hard copy or online version accepted.) 17th
by
ISBN / ASIN: 9780226287058
The Copyeditor's Handbook 4th
by Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520286726
The Copyeditor's Workbook 1st
by Amy Buky, Marilyn Schwartz, Amy Einsohn
ISBN / ASIN: 9780520294356
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (free at m-w.com) X
by NA
ISBN / ASIN: FREEONLINE
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
Early enrollment advised.
Prerequisite required.
No refunds after: 4/7/2023.
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NOTE:
This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.Prerequisites for this section are Copyediting I (WCWP-40236).
4/3/2023 - 6/10/2023
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department at 858-534-5760 or ahl@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.