Editing II (Diversifying Editing Skills)

Course CodeBWR302
Fee CodeS3
Duration (approx)100 hours
QualificationTo obtain formal documentation the optional exam(s) must be completed which will incur an additional fee of $36. Alternatively, a letter of completion may be requested.

Advanced Editing Training: Develop Professional Text, Design and Publishing Skills

  • Start anytime | Work at your own pace | No cut off date | No deadlines.
  • Learn how to edit books, documents, articles with this distance education course |  Develop your understanding of the editing processes | Edit a broad range of publishing material including both print and electronic media, text and graphics, commercial and non commercial material.
  • Develop professional editing and proofreading skills | Marketable and portable skills.
  • 8 lessons | Written questions | Practical editing exercises | Special project.
  • Suitable for self-editors, aspiring professional editors and desktop publishers

Lesson Structure

There are 8 lessons in this course:

  1. Introduction to Editing
    • State of the Art
    • Scope and nature of the work
    • Traditional and modern editing
    • Editing terminology
    • Writing job specifications.
  2. Refining Text Editing
    • Common traps
    • Proofing documents
    • How much editing is appropriate
    • Who does what
    • More terminology.
  3. Editing Headings in something
    • Headlines and Captions
    • Heading
    • Captions
    • Supporting material
    • Headings
    • Headlines
    • More terminology
  4. Proofing Graphics
    • Line drawings
    • Technical illustrations
    • Half tones
    • Maps
    • Charts
    • Tables
    • Diagrams
    • Electronic processing of graphic images
    • Bits and colour depth
    • Pixels and resolution
    • Colour and black and white
    • Image formats
    • Types of files
    • Processing graphics
    • Choosing and designing with photos
    • What does the editor need to do with graphics
    • Electronic publishing
    • Terminology.
  5. Editing and Design
    • Layout and design
    • Page Layout
    • Desktop publishing software
    • What is desktop publishing
    • Image manipulation.
  6. Matching Style and Context
    • Targeting the reader
    • Style
    • Terminology.
  7. Legal and Ethical Issues
    • Legal and ethical issues in publishing
    • Copyright
    • Copyright free materials
    • Copyright misconceptions
    • Defamation
    • Libel
    • Contract law
    • Right to privacy
    • Reporting restrictions
    • Law and the internet
    • CD/film and other electronic publishing
    • Terminology.
  8. Editing Project
    • A practical editing project to end the course and utilise your new skills.

Aims

  • To review the current state of editing, determining its scope, nature and trends
  • To identify and edit text errors that commonly occur in a variety of publishing situations.
  • To write and edit a variety of different headings and captions.
  • To select, edit and mark up graphic illustrations.
  • To edit the layout or design of a publication.
  • To identify an appropriate style for the context of a publication, and edit the text to match the determined style.
  • To edit text in order to remove legal and/or ethical risks
  • Apply a broad range of skills to editing of a lengthy manuscript in a balanced way.

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Expand and develop your existing editing skills by studying an advanced editing course!

Improve your job and career prospects in the publishing industry.

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Credentials

UK Register of Learning Providers, UK PRN10000112
UK Register of Learning Providers, UK PRN10000112

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Meet some Of our academics

John Mason

John Mason is one of Australia's most prolific writers. He saw his first work published when at secondary school, where he worked on the school magazine. In 1973 he was writing a weekly column for his local newspaper and by 1975 he was a regular contributor to Australia's national magazine "Your Garden". John was engaged by Victoria's Dept of Youth, Sport and Recreation to write a book on Fun and Fitness Trails in 1978. In 1981 he saw two more books published (one in America, another in Australia), and commenced writing regularly for the Self Sufficiency Magazine, Grass Roots. John is a long term member of the Australian Society of Authors, the Garden Media Guild (UK) and the Horticultural Media Association (Australia). He has written or contributed to over 100 books, many published by international publishers and published more than 2,000 articles across a range of genres (Gardening, Education, Business, Farming, Fitness). In addition, John has contributed to and overseen the development of more than 600 distance education courses which encompass around 20 million words. He has been an avid photographer for 40 years, building a collection of over 100,000 images, which are used to illustrate his work. His marine animal photos are even used by Legoland in England, on their Atlantis ride! Writer, Manager, Teacher and Businessman with over 40 years interenational experience covering Education, Publishing, Leisure Management, Education, and Horticulture. He has extensive experience both as a public servant, and as a small business owner. John is a well respected member of many professional associations, and author of over seventy books and of over two thousand magazine articles.

Rachel Syers

Rachel has worked as a newspaper journalist for the past 15 years in a range of roles from sub-editor and social columnist to news reporter, covering rounds such as education, health, council, music, television, court, police, Aboriginal and Islander affairs, and agriculture. Her current role is Fashion Editor, features writer and features sub-editor with The Gold Coast Bulletin. She has co-authored a successful biography "Roma: From Prison to Paradise" about former prisoner-of-war turned yoga guru, Roma Blair, as well as freelanced as a writer, reviewer and researcher for Australian music and celebrity magazines such as WHO Weekly, Rave, Australasian Post and New Idea. Rachel has a B.Journalism.

Tracey Jones

Writer, Teacher, Psychologist and Sleep Therapist. Over 20 years working with ACS.


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