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Professional Writing and Editing |
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PROF WRTG/EDIT |
| CLASS CODE: |
ENG 452 |
CREDITS:
3
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| DIVISION: |
LANGUAGE & LETTERS |
| DEPARTMENT: |
ENGLISH |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Builds expertise for developing, designing and editing professional documents. Provides students both advanced instruction and opportunities for "real-world" applications. (Culminating course for English Major/Professional Writing Emphasis.) |
| TAUGHT: |
Winter and Fall |
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: |
Advanced editing; document design; current usage; style. |
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: |
- Create technical documents appropriate for business, medicine, and industry.
- Revise and edit documents based on purpose, audience, message, style, and tone.
- Apply principles of design, format, and layout.
- Gain practical editing and writing experience in both classroom and "real world" situations.
- Understand the collaborative roles of technical writers and editors.
- Apply fundamentals of publishing (e.g. working with desktop software, galley proofs, and publishers).
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| REQUIREMENTS: |
Complete readings, exercises, assignments, presentations, various in-class and out-of-class projects. Pass an in-class editing test. |
| PREREQUISITES: |
English 312 or 316. |
| OTHER: |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
August 2001 |
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