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Course Description

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1-session Online Course

Practice editing a manuscript, using the recommendations in the new edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. Learn how to apply “house style” to a manuscript and how to create your own style sheet for a specific project. Participants will develop awareness of the elements of style, including spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, and numbers.

Course Format

This course is delivered 100% online in a Synchronous learning format. You should reserve the meeting days and times listed for live class meetings via Zoom, but there will also be work to complete on your own outside of these hours. Synchronous courses utilize Zoom for live sessions and a learning platform called Canvas for course materials and assignments. Students are responsible for logging into Canvas, attending scheduled Zoom sessions, managing their time and completing the course requirements by the scheduled due dates. The course syllabus, materials, and zoom links will be provided to enrolled students via Canvas, or email from your instructor to your Emerson email account no later than the first date of your course.

Requirements

Students participating in Professional Studies non-credit courses must possess a minimum of a High School diploma and must be an adult age 18 or older. Non-credit courses are taken primarily by professionals seeking to develop new skills, broaden their expertise, and build a knowledge base for their professional or personal goals. No application is required. Simply enroll by adding a course to your shopping cart and follow the steps during the checkout process.

Earning a Certificate

Students who wish to complete all required courses to earn a Copyediting Certificate of Completion should review the full certificate requirements prior to enrollment.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Section Title
Copyediting: Editing for Style
Type
Synchronous
Days
W
Time
6:00PM to 9:30PM
Dates
Feb 12, 2025
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
3.5
Location
  • Emerson College Online
Delivery Options
Synchronous  
Course Fee(s)
A614 tuition $130.00
Potential Discount(s)
CEUs
0.35 CEUs
Drop Request Deadline
Nov 08, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
Transfer to a Different Course
No transfer request allowed after enrollment. Students may drop a course and re-enroll in a new course prior to the course start date.
Instructors
Reading List / Textbook

Required texts are available for free (for enrolled students) via the Emerson College Iwasaki Library, for purchase at the Emerson College Emporium Bookstore, and as otherwise noted. 

  • The Copyeditor’s Handbook, 4th edition, Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz (University of California Press) available through the Emerson College Iwasaki Library as an e-book
  • The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition (University of Chicago Press); through the Emerson College Iwasaki Library as an e-book. If you are purchasing a printed book, note that the 18th edition is available online at chicagomanualofstyle.org and .
  • The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, latest edition; available in a digital edition at apstylebook.com/online and digitally through the Emerson College Iwasaki Library 
  • Copyediting Workbook, available to enrolled students via Canvas, Emerson’s online learning system. The complete workbook is posted for certificate students and individual chapters are posted with each course module. Please note: Printing the workbook is strongly recommended as we use exercises in every class. If you are visiting campus, you can bring or send the pdf to the Emerson Copy Center if you wish to purchase a printed, bound version.
Section Notes
This course is delivered 100% online in a Synchronous learning format. You should reserve the meeting days and times listed for live class meetings via Zoom, but there will also be work to complete on your own outside of these hours. Synchronous courses utilize Zoom for live sessions and a learning platform called Canvas for course materials and assignments. Students are responsible for logging into Canvas, attending scheduled Zoom sessions, managing their time and completing the course requirements by the scheduled due dates. The course syllabus, materials, and zoom links will be provided to enrolled students via Canvas, or email from your instructor to your Emerson email account no later than the first date of your course.

Registration Closes

Enrollment for this course closes at 11:59pm Eastern the day before the course starts or until all seats are sold, whichever comes first. If all course seats sell out prior to that time, the course page will indicate a status of either Full or Join Wait List.
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