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Editorial Workshop I: Introduction to Copyediting

JOURN X405

41372
Delivery Options Online

In this beginning copyediting course, get an overview of the editorial process, including the use of style manuals and reference books, creation of style sheets, and methods of querying authors and clients. Learn how to edit using conventional marks and symbols, as well as Microsoft Word's Track Changes feature; apply the appropriate level of copyediting; eliminate bias; and copyedit various types of text. You are also introduced to basic principles of good writing and to legal issues (copyright and permissions) that copyeditors may encounter in their work. Enrollment is limited.

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

  • Mark a manuscript clearly and correctly, using copyediting marks and the Track Changes function in Microsoft Word
  • Edit for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax and usage
  • Make decisions about editorial style, based on sound editorial principles and authorities, and apply those decisions correctly and consistently
  • Prepare a thorough style sheet
  • Formulate appropriate, efficient author queries
  • Prepare a suitable memo or letter presenting edited material to an author
  • Identify sexist and other potentially offensive language and recommend legitimate, acceptable alternatives when appropriate
  • Identify problems such as wordy, redundant and passive constructions
  • Understand the basic issues of editorial style such as variant spellings and alternative conventions for punctuation, capitalization, number treatment, abbreviations and acronyms, italics and quotation marks
  • Reference tools for editors (standard dictionaries, manuals of usage, style manuals, etc.) and be able to use them in answering editorial questions
  • Address basic issues of copyright, permissions and fair use
  • Understand the copyeditor's role in the publishing process, including the responsibilities and the limitations of authority

What You Learn

  • Overview of a copyeditor's world
  • Grammar challenges in editing, including verb forms, moods, tenses and agreement
  • Punctuation and style sheets
  • Querying
  • Gram-O-Rama: Identify and edit key grammatical problems, edit trademarks and brand names, and assess a manuscript's organization
  • Spelling, capitalization, abbreviations and acronyms
  • Numbers and numerals, parallel construction, language editing
  • Quotations, typecoding, clichés
  • Graphic elements, source citations, bibliographies
  • Front and back matter, rights and permissions, feedback and follow-up, how to get started copyediting

How You Learn

  • Lecture notes
  • Reading assignments
  • Written assignments, including editing exercises
  • Self-study exercises
  • Discussion thread assignments
  • Midterm project
  • Final project

Is This Course for Me?

This is an introductory course in modern copyediting, designed for students who are either considering an editing career or just embarking on one. It is the second course in the Professional Sequence in Editing, after you have completed Grammar, Mechanics and Usage for Editors.

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Sections

Section 075

Full

Feb 02, 2021 to Apr 27, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$810.00


Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Feb 02, 2021 to Apr 27, 2021

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Natalie Nyquist

Section Notes

Prerequisite of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage for Editors X445 is required for enrollment in this course.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary © 2003 Merriam-Webster, Inc. 11th edition ISBN 0877798095 Textbook ISBN: 9780877798095
  • Textbook (Mandatory) The Chicago Manual of Style © 2017 University of Chicago Press 17th edition ISBN 022628705X Textbook ISBN: 978-0226287058
  • Textbook (Mandatory) The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications by Amy Einsohn © 2019 University of California Press 4th edition ISBN 0520286723 Textbook ISBN: 9780520286726

Section 077

Full

Feb 02, 2021 to Apr 27, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$810.00


Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Feb 02, 2021 to Apr 27, 2021

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Anne Hill

Section Notes

Prerequisite of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage for Editors X445 is required for enrollment in this course.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary © 2003 Merriam-Webster, Inc. 11th edition ISBN 0877798095 Textbook ISBN: 9780877798095
  • Textbook (Mandatory) The Chicago Manual of Style © 2017 University of Chicago Press 17th edition ISBN 022628705X Textbook ISBN: 978-0226287058
  • Textbook (Mandatory) The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications by Amy Einsohn © 2019 University of California Press 4th edition ISBN 0520286723 Textbook ISBN: 9780520286726

Section 076

Mar 02, 2021 to May 25, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$810.00


Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Mar 02, 2021 to May 25, 2021

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Erica Olsen

Section Notes

Prerequisite of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage for Editors X445 is required for enrollment in this course.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary © 2003 Merriam-Webster, Inc. 11th edition ISBN 0877798095 Textbook ISBN: 9780877798095
  • Textbook (Mandatory) The Chicago Manual of Style © 2017 University of Chicago Press 17th edition ISBN 022628705X Textbook ISBN: 978-0226287058
  • Textbook (Mandatory) The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications by Amy Einsohn © 2019 University of California Press 4th edition ISBN 0520286723 Textbook ISBN: 9780520286726

Section 078

Apr 06, 2021 to Jun 29, 2021 Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (2 units)

$810.00


Type Online, Fixed Date

Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.

Dates

Apr 06, 2021 to Jun 29, 2021

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Instructors

  • Natalie Nyquist

Section Notes

Prerequisite of Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage for Editors X445 is required for enrollment in this course.

Section Materials

  • Textbook (Mandatory) Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary © 2003 Merriam-Webster, Inc. 11th edition ISBN 0877798095 Textbook ISBN: 9780877798095
  • Textbook (Mandatory) The Chicago Manual of Style © 2017 University of Chicago Press 17th edition ISBN 022628705X Textbook ISBN: 978-0226287058
  • Textbook (Mandatory) The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications by Amy Einsohn © 2019 University of California Press 4th edition ISBN 0520286723 Textbook ISBN: 9780520286726

This course applies to the following programs:

Interdisciplinary Writing Program

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Individualized Study Plan

  • Effective Writing in the Workplace
  • Writing for Social Media: Prose That Works for Web 2.0
  • Grammar, Mechanics and Usage for Editors
  • Journalism Workshop
  • Science Writing
  • Writing the Feature Story
  • Introduction to Public Relations Writing
  • Writing and Editing Internship Program
  • Editorial Workshop I: Introduction to Copyediting
  • Writing Skills Workshop
  • Writing Creative Nonfiction
  • Creative Nonfiction Workshop
  • Developing the Memoir
  • Developing the Memoir II
  • The Craft of Reading
  • The Craft of Writing
  • Exploring Creative Writing
  • Introduction to Writing Fiction
  • Intermediate Fiction Writing
  • Advanced Fiction Writing
  • Developing the Novel
  • Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
  • Poetry Workshop
  • Poets Studied and in Conversation
  • American Fiction
  • The English Novel
  • Great Novels You Always Meant to Read
  • Mystery Fiction
  • Shakespeare

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Professional Sequence in Editing

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Required Courses

  • Grammar, Mechanics and Usage for Editors
  • Editorial Workshop I: Introduction to Copyediting
  • Editorial Workshop II: Intermediate Copyediting
  • Advanced Editorial Workshop

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Professional Writing Program

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Required Courses

  • Effective Writing in the Workplace
  • Introduction to Public Relations Writing
  • Writing for Social Media: Prose That Works for Web 2.0

Electives

  • Writing Skills Workshop
  • Journalism Workshop
  • Writing the Feature Story
  • Editorial Workshop I: Introduction to Copyediting
  • Technical Communication I
  • Writing Creative Nonfiction
  • Creative Nonfiction Workshop
  • Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
  • Science Writing

Capstone Project

  • Professional Writing Program - Final Project

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Notes

This course requires a fairly recent version of Microsoft Word that enables you to use the track changes feature.

Departmental contact: extension-letters@berkeley.edu | (510) 643-1110

Prerequisites

Grammar, Mechanics and Usage for Editors ENGLISH X445
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Natalie Nyquist

Natalie Nyquist is a freelance editor who has completed more than 550 book projects for publishers. She currently edits for HarperCollins and academic presses and also works as a project assistant for a publisher. In addition to teaching online courses, Natalie leads workshops for industry' conferences and has taught ESL classes overseas.

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Anne Hill

Anne Hill, M.A., PG Dip, is an editor and writer who specializes in copyediting and developmental editing, particularly in the academic sector. Her clients include faculty at Stanford University; the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Chicago; Kings College London; and the University of Oxford. She taught English and journalism at the Ohio State University and at Stanford. Before launching a career as a freelance editor, she worked as a newspaper copyeditor and reporter, a corporate communications specialist at IBM, a project manager at Apple, and executive communications manager at Hitachi Data Systems. She relishes her work with indie authors, helping them craft and polish works of fiction and narrative non-fiction. 

 

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Erica Olsen

Erica Olsen, M.A., M.F.A., is a writer and editor. Her freelance copyediting and proofreading clients have included Falcon, Harper San Francisco, the National Academy of Sciences, Princeton Architectural Press, and many other publishers and organizations. She was formerly the editor at California College of the Arts, and she has taught creative writing at the college level. She is the author of Falcon Style Guide: A Comprehensive Guide for Travel and Outdoor Writers and Editors (Falcon, 2000) and Recapture & Other Stories (Torrey House Press, 2012). 

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Natalie Nyquist

Natalie Nyquist is a freelance editor who has completed more than 550 book projects for publishers. She currently edits for HarperCollins and academic presses and also works as a project assistant for a publisher. In addition to teaching online courses, Natalie leads workshops for industry' conferences and has taught ESL classes overseas.

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