JMU - Advanced Electronic Editing
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
Type: Single-Session Workshop
Total Workshop Time: 2 Hours
Make-Ups: No make-ups are scheduled for this workshop.
Pre-requisites: TD1450: Editing: Hard Copy and Electronic and TD1021: Business Writing & Proofreading: TD1021
Target Audience: Individuals interested in learning advanced copyediting skills that have completed TD1021: Business Writing & Proofreading and TD1450: Editing: Hard Copy and Electronic.
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 8, 2013
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
ITTC, 101
