TC 2524 - Copyediting for Technical,Scientific and Business Publications

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Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Description:

Copy editors play a crucial role in any media organization that conveys information through text. Beginning with an overview of the editorial process, this course addresses the many skills that copy editors must master to produce clean, readable, internally consistent copy. Topics covered include using references, imposing editorial style, marking up manuscripts, organizing text, handling proper names and specialized terms, crediting sources, checking facts, and resolving conflicts between an author's voice and that of the editor or publication. Specific issues of grammar, punctuation and style are dealt with in a series of presentations (three or four each week) over the course of the semester. Prerequisites: EN 1204 and TC 1014.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.poly.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 260-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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