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 - 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

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:
Friday, March 14, 2014
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Meets in ITTC 101

 

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