EDIT110
Editors and Editing: An Introduction
Is editing the career for you? Through course reading, exercises, and assignments, we will introduce you to the roles and responsibilities of editors, as well as the knowledge and skills editors need to succeed. We’ll also explore the world of the editor and examine different aspects of editing—substantive editing, stylistic editing, copy editing, and proofreading.
We offer this course in two formats: The first is face-to-face, which involves five in-class sessions. We also offer this course via print-based distance education, which will give you about four months to complete the course.
Related program(s)
This workshop is available at the following time(s) and location(s):
| Section | Session(s) | Date/time* | Campus | Instructor(s) | Cost** | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDIT110-DE11342 | - | Jul 15–Nov 15, 2013 (Register by Jul 1, 2013) |
Distance ed | Barbara Johnston | $420 + ($26 text + tax) = $447.30 |
Closed |
| EDIT110-VA11342 | 5 | Mondays Aug 12 and 19, 2013 6:30–9 pm and Wednesdays Aug 14 and 21, 2013 6:30–9 pm and Thursday Aug 15, 2013 6:30–9 pm |
Van | Theresa Best | $420 | Register |
| EDIT110–DE11371 | - | Sep 15, 2013–Jan 15, 2014 (Register by Sep 3, 2013) |
Distance ed | Carolyn Stewart | $420 + ($29.95 text + tax) = $451.45 |
Register |
| EDIT110-VA11371 | 5 | Tuesdays Sep 24–Oct 22, 2013 6:30–9 pm |
Van | Frances Peck | $420 | Register |
| EDIT110-DE11372 | - | Nov 15, 2013–Mar 15, 2014 (Register by Nov 1, 2013) |
Distance ed | Barbara Johnston | $420 + ($29.95 text + tax) = $451.45 |
Register |
| EDIT110–DE11411 | - | Jan 15–May 15, 2014 (Register by Jan 2, 2014) |
Distance ed | Carolyn Stewart | $420 + ($29.95 text + tax) = $451.45 |
Register |
| EDIT110-DE11412 | - | Mar 15–Jul 15, 2014 (Register by Mar 1, 2014) |
Distance ed | Barbara Johnston | $420 + ($29.95 text + tax) = $451.45 |
Register |
| EDIT110-DE11441 | - | May 15–Sep 15, 2014 (Register by May 1, 2014) |
Distance ed | Carolyn Stewart | $420 + ($29.95 text + tax) = $451.45 |
Register |
| EDIT110-DE11442 | - | Jul 15–Nov 15, 2014 (Register by Sep 3, 2014) |
Distance ed | Barbara Johnston | $420 + ($29.95 text + tax) = $451.45 |
Register |
* This course involves 12.5 instructional hours.
** Members of the Editors' Association of Canada are eligible for a 10 percent discount. Please contact us to confirm your membership and register. You may not combine discounts.
What will I learn?
By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:
- Identify the role and responsibilities of an editor, including the skills editors need
- Describe how editing fits into the publishing process
- Recognize and correct basic weaknesses and errors related to substantive editing, stylistic editing, copy editing, and proofreading
- Gather a portfolio of samples from all stages of editing
How will I learn?
- Course reading
- Assignments and exercises
- Feedback from instructor on assignments
How will I be evaluated?
If you're taking a classroom course, your grade will be based on the following:
- Final assignments (80%)
- Participation (20%)
If you're taking a distance education course, your grade will be based on four written assignments.
Textbooks and learning materials
If you're taking a classroom course...
with Theresa Best:
Subversive Copy Editor (1st ed.), Carol Fisher Saller, University of Chicago Press, 2009. ISBN:978-0226734255
with Frances Peck:
Editors on Editing (3rd ed.), Gerald Gross, Ed. Harper and Row, 1994. ISBN: 0802132634
with Lana Okerlund:
Editors on Editing (3rd ed.), Gerald Gross, Ed. Harper and Row, 1994. ISBN: 0802132634
You are responsible for purchasing the course texts. We will provide all other course materials in class.
If you're taking a distance education course...
The Copy Editors Handbook (3rd ed.), Amy Einsohn, University of California Press, 2011. ISBN: 978-0520271562.
We will mail the textbook to you a week or two before the course begins. The cost of the text is included in your tuition. If you have an international address, you will be responsible for the shipping costs. Please email us at wpp@sfu.ca to request an estimate.
Other course reading and materials are available online. We will email you the necessary information, including instructions on how to access the course website, just before the course begins.