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Study Editing II via Distance Learning
IMPROVE YOUR EDITING AND PROOF READING SKILLS WITH THIS EXCELLENT COURSE
"I found the course to be extremely helpful. It has given me the confidence and skills to present my work to publishers."
- Dilys
Course Structure
There are eight lessons in this module as follows:
1. Introduction to Editing - State of the Art - a diverse and skilled job, traditional and modern editing, scope and editing, terminology, writing job specifications.
2. Refining Text Exiting - Common traps - Proofing documents, how much editing, who does what, terminology.
3. Editing Headings, Headlines and Captions - Heading, captions, supporting material, headings, headlines, cations, terminology.
4. Graphics - Line drawings, technical illustrations, half tones, maps, charts, tables, diagrams, electronic processing of graphic images, pixels, bits and colour depth, pixels and resolution, colour and black and white, image formats, types of files, processing graphics, choosing and designing with photos, what does the editor need to do with graphics, electronic publishing, terminology.
5. Editing and Design - Layout and design, page ayout, desktop publishing software, what is desktop publishing, image manipulation.
6. Matching Style and Context - Targeting the reader, style, terminology.
7. Legal and Ethical Issues - Legal and ethical issues in publishing, copyright, copyright free materials, copyright misconceptions, defamation, libel, contract law, right to privacy, reporting restrictions, law and the internet, CD/film and other electronic publishing, terminology.
8. Editing Project - a practical editing project to end the course and utilise your new skills.
Aims
- To review the current state of editing, determining its scope, nature and trends
- To identify and edit text errors that commonly occur in a variety of publishing situations.
- To write and edit a variety of different headings and captions.
- To select, edit and mark up graphic illustrations.
- To edit the layout or design of a publication.
- To identify an appropriate style for the context of a publication, and edit the text to match the determined style.
- To edit text in order to remove legal and/or ethical risks
- Apply a broad range of skills to editing of a lengthy manuscript in a balanced way
Duration: 100 hours
What qualification will I achieve for completing this course?
This is an individual module course. The individual module courses are 100 hour long usually and can be taken on their own or as part of a larger program of study.
If you wish to take an individual module course as a stand alone course, you can elect to sit an optional exam at the end of it.
If you successfully pass the exam and all assignments, you will receive a Statement of Attainment. You can take examinations at a time and location to suit you. If you enrol, you will be sent further information on how to arrange examinations at the end of the course.
If you do not wish to take the exam, you will receive a Course Completion letter when you have passed all assignments.
There is an assignment at the end of each lesson. So for example, if an individual module course contains ten lessons, you will need to complete ten assignments. Assignments can be sent to us via email, post or fax.
Other qualifications, such as certificates, diplomas etc may require examinations to be taken as part of the overall assessment process.
You can find further information on the examinations process by clicking on the “Enrolment” link above.
You can find further information on other courses by clicking on the “Courses” link above.
Sample Notes from the Editing II Course -
Copyright
Copyright is an ‘intellectual property right’ protecting things that are created by a person’s skill, labour and investment in time and money. You will find that most published works will state (usually in the first few pages) that no part of the publication can be reproduced in any material form without the written permission of the copyright holder.
The law is designed to protect an individual’s own material such as articles, programmes, scripts or songs, as well as those who publish the material such as newspapers, broadcasts and film and music producers.
In relevance to the media, copyright is a serious consideration. It determines the extent to which a quotation or the work of a third party can be used in an article or broadcast. A writer as well as the print and broadcast media can maximise the potential of their own work (for example, an exclusive interview or first-seen footage of an event) and prevent others from using it. This is a powerful advantage in the media industry.
Copyright does not extend to an idea, nor is there copyright in news. Anyone can report on an event – however they way the information is expressed is what is considered protected work and cannot be copied (ie. word for word) nor can the footage or photography be used.
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Editing Correspondence Course
Study Editing II via Distance Education
LEARN TO BE A TOP CLASS EDITOR
*Designed for self-editors and those aspiring to enter the profession.
*Develop your understanding of the editing process.
*Learn to edit a broad range of publishing materials.
*Understand print and electronic media, text, graphics, commercial and non-commercial materials.
