Advanced Electronic Editing: Using the JMU Identity System and Exploring Bias-Free Language in Editing

Course# TD1556

Note: This workshop is capped at 15 participants.

Categories: Communication

Level: Advanced

Pre-requisites: Editing: Hard Copy and Electronic: TD1450

Target Audience: Individuals interested in learning advanced copyediting skills that have completed Business Writing & Proofreading: TD1021 and Editing: Hard Copy and Electronic: TD1450.

Course Description: In the first part of this session, participants will learn advanced editing tools in MS Word, such as using styles to create tables of content. Participants should be familiar with Word’s Track Changes and Comments functions. They will also edit documents based on the JMU Identity System. The second part of the session will explore bias-free language in social issues such as disability, culture, gender and sexuality.

Presented by: Scott Lunsford, Assistant Professor, The School of Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication

Session Information:
Thursday, August 9, 2012
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
ITTC, 101

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