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Copyediting I

WCWP-40236

Grammar Lab is a prerequisite for this ten-week online Copyediting I course. As a copyeditor (or copy editor), you will be expected to proofread text for errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling and check for readability, style, and agreement with editorial style. To be successful, you must be meticulous to ensure that material is error-free and matches the style of a publication. Copyeditors suggest revisions, such as changing words and rearranging sentences and paragraphs to improve clarity or accuracy. You may also carry out research, confirm sources, and verify facts, dates, and statistics. Through the Copyediting Certificate Program, you will learn about all of the aforementioned areas. You will also identify your own professional goals and create a personalized plan to help you take the first steps toward a new career in copyediting upon completing the program. The Copyediting I course is the first class in a series of three courses: Copyediting I, Copyediting II, and Copyediting III. It is designed to help you improve your copyediting skills and will begin to prepare you for an in-house or freelance career in copyediting. You will learn light copyediting (also known as copy editing), which involves the correction of errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and usage. You will also explore the tools and techniques the professionals use. The goal of this course is to teach you to execute an effective light edit using standard editing marks and Microsoft Word tools, such as tracking, commenting, Find and Replace, spell-check, and basic macros, as well as learn about style guides, and create style sheets. In addition, you'll practice ways to communicate clearly and professionally with authors and writers via queries and comments.

What you will learn:

 

  • Copyediting (or copy editing) and proofreading symbols to correct indisputable errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and usage on hard-copy content.
  • Identifying the varying levels of editorial depth (light, medium, heavy).
  • The common reference books and resources used to guide and support changes for accuracy and consistency.
  • Effective strategies for communicating clearly, succinctly, and professionally with authors and writers via queries/comments.
  • How to create style sheets and why they are important.
  • Microsoft Word tools and techniques for performing effective light editing (tracking, commenting, Find and Replace, spell-check, and basic macros).
  • Editorial processes, types of editors, and resources professionals use.
  • Career information and personal goal setting to guide you toward your next step in the field.

Quarters Offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall | 10 weeks | Online
Prerequisite: Grammar Lab (WCWP-40234)
Requirements: Microsoft Word 2016/Office 365 (PC or Mac) or higher required. Access to a printer and scanner or scanning app required.
Next Class: To continue progress in the Copyediting Certificate, the next class is Copyediting II.
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. Subscriptions to The Chicago Manual of Style can be purchased here.

Course Information

Online
3.00 units
$675.00

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Copyediting

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Section ID:

186168

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.

Textbooks:

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

The Chicago Manual of Style (ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY, DO NOT USE PRINTED BOOK) Edition: 18th
ISBN / ASIN: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 1/10/2025
  • 1st no meeting date: 1/20/2025
  • 2nd no meeting date: 2/17/2025

Note:

This is an online course. 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 under Online Provider.<br><b> Prerequisite: Grammar Lab (WCWP-40234).

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Instructor: Crystal Carothers

Crystal Carothers

Crystal Carothers, M.Ed., teaches various writing courses for UC San Diego Extension's Copyediting Certificate and Creative Writing Certificate, as well as ESL at the English Language Institute. She is a California-born educator who has taught English as a second language around the world. Crystal graduated with her Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the San Francisco State University in 2006. Following the completion of her Bachelor's degree, she earned her TEFL teaching certificate in Madrid, Spain. After years of living and teaching abroad, she moved back to San Diego to continue her education with a Master’s of Education in TESOL from Alliant International University. Currently, Crystal teaches various writing and English courses at both UC San Diego Extension and at Mira Costa College. 

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Section ID:

186166

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.

Textbooks:

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

The Chicago Manual of Style (ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY, DO NOT USE PRINTED BOOK) Edition: 18th
ISBN / ASIN: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 1/10/2025
  • 1st no meeting date: 1/20/2025
  • 2nd no meeting date: 2/17/2025

Note:

This is an online course. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day aft er your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your cours e, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, s elect this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.<br><b> Prerequisite: Grammar Lab (WCWP-40234).

Schedule:

No information available at this time.
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Instructor: Robin Kelley

Robin Kelley
Robin Kelley earned her B.A. in English Education from Montana State University (MSU). After graduation, Robin followed her wanderlust and traveled extensively before returning to Montana. Her enthusiasm for education and language led her to a position as the managing editor for a continuing education company. She has also pursued her career in community involvement and education through a variety of positions, including teaching communications at MSU and Gallatin College as well as working as a writing coach in the college of business at MSU. Robin completed the Copyediting Certificate Program through UC San Diego Extension and is thrilled to teach with the team at UC San Diego. As the owner of her own freelance editing business, which focuses on editing, writing, and developing educational and business materials, Robin enjoys empowering authors to strengthen their voices through their writing. She teaches Business of Copyediting and Copyediting I for Copyediting Program. 

 
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Section ID:

186167

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.

Textbooks:

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

The Chicago Manual of Style (ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY, DO NOT USE PRINTED BOOK) Edition: 18th
ISBN / ASIN: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 1/10/2025
  • 1st no meeting date: 1/20/2025
  • 2nd no meeting date: 2/17/2025

Note:

This is an online course. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day aft er your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your cours e, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, s elect this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.<br><b> Prerequisite: Grammar Lab (WCWP-40234).

Schedule:

No information available at this time.
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Instructor: Akiko Yamagata

Akiko Yamagata
Akiko Yamagata is an editor of scholarly manuscripts in the humanities and qualitative social sciences. As the owner of Graphite Editing, she helps academic presses, journals, and individual scholars to develop and polish manuscripts by providing developmental editing, line editing, and copyediting services. She also edits translations from modern and classical Japanese. She holds a master's degree from Harvard University in East Asian studies, with a specialization in Japanese art and culture, and a bachelor's degree from Williams College in political science and sociology. Akiko has two decades of experience in educational, arts and culture, and nonprofit organizations in teaching, program development, and management roles. At UCSD, she teaches Copyediting I in the Copyediting Certificate Program. 
 
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