Editing III (Specialist And Professional Editing) 100 Hours Certificate Course

There are 10 lessons in this course:

1 The Role of an Editor

• The role of the editor
• Language Skills and Application
• Text Types
• Language Use
• Register
• Project Management and Application
• General Skills
• Editors-in-Charge
• Editorial Teams
• Managing Teams
• Staff Training and Development
• Specialisms in Editing
• More on the Editorial Board

2 A Brief Summary of Grammar

• The purpose of grammar
• Prescriptive Grammar
• Descriptive Grammar
• Punctuation and Clarity
• Word Choices
• Jargon
• Spelling
• Punctuation
• Grammar
• Common Mistakes
• Style Errors
• Style Sheets

3 Referencing, Style Guides and Indexing

• Introduction
• Style Guides
• Referencing
• Indexing
• Other Inclusions in a Text

4 Editorial Ethics and Relevant Legislation

• Editorial Ethics
• Conflicts of interest
• Defining the Client
• Scope of Work
• Contract
• Editing or Rewriting?
• Intellectual Property and Examination Work
• When to step back
• Relevant Legislation
• Defining the editor’s role
• Copyright
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Moral Rights
• Privacy and Confidentiality
• Permissions and Rights for Reproduction
• Discriminatory Language

5 Editor - Client Relationships

• Professional vs. Personal
• Project Definition
• The responsibility of the author in the relationship
• Working with multiple authors
• Being Aware of the Creative Process
• Working with Authors
• Writing Enough or Too Much – Project Managing the Author

6 Defining Editorial Queries, Presenting Corporate Briefs, Goal Setting

• Editorial Queries
• How to write an editorial query
• Corporate Briefs

7 Developmental and Substantive Editing, and Managing Projects

• Developmental Editing
• Substantive Editing
• Ghost writing
• Discretion
• Constructive Criticism
• Structure

8 Blog and Online Editorial Management

• Online Considerations
• Language Considerations
• Visual Style
• Hypertension/High Blood Pressure
• Indexing and subject hierarchy
• Evergreen editing
• Developmental editing
• Video production
• Multiple platforms
• Understanding engagement
• Fast editing and meeting deadlines

9 Specialist Commercial Editing

• Corporate Communications Editing
• Corporate Storytelling
• Problem Based Learning (PBL) Project

10 Specialist Academic Editing

• Identify and Know the Work
• Extent of work and restrictions
• The author’s role
• Publication
• Version control
• Order of work
• Language
• Text elements, including grammar and spelling
• Layout
• Non-text elements (illustrations etc.)
• Types of Research
• Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism
• Intellectual property and ethics
• Evaluating the Whole Work
• Expression and clarity – does it achieve the aim?
• Don’t be a co-author
• Defining Roles
• Is it expressed well?
• Is it clear – drawing it together

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.