- Online
- $760
This course can be taken as part of the UBC Micro-certificate in Writing and Communication Skills for the Workplace: Grammar and Style or as a standalone course.
Error-free copy: you want it, but how do you achieve it? Learn the rules, techniques and resources that professional copyeditors and proofreaders rely on to improve the three Cs: correctness, consistency and clarity.
In this hands-on course, discover how to identify and fix common errors, inconsistencies and weaknesses, whether in your own writing or others’. Learn the processes for editing and proofreading, and understand how the right tools — style guides, style sheets and dictionaries — can make you a better, faster editor.
Each week, apply what you learn to editing and proofreading exercises. Class materials include a booklet, handouts and exercises. You won’t be formally assessed in this non-credit course.
There is no required textbook for this course. However, it is recommended to purchase The Copyeditor’s Handbook (4th ed.) and The Copyeditor’s Workbook. Students can order these books from the UBC Bookstore.