Take your editing skills to the next level
Kick your editing skills up a notch with this intermediate level course. Work alongside our industry-experienced staff to expand your knowledge of text, publishing, and new forms of media.
Building on the material offered in Editing I, this course will help you with the finer points of editing, including:
- layout
- headings
- technical aspects
- ethical questions
- and more
This course is for:
- Editors new to the profession wanting to expand the basic skills of editing
- Experienced editors wanting to refresh their skill set
- Those who have studied Editing I
As an editor you will work on many different projects and contracts, this course will provide you with transferable skills to show your editing at its best. Enrol now and progress your editors career!
Lesson Structure
There are 8 lessons in this course:
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Introduction to Editing
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State of the Art
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Scope and nature of the work
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Traditional and modern editing
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Editing terminology
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Writing job specifications.
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Refining Text Editing
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Common traps
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Proofing documents
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How much editing is appropriate
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Who does what
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More terminology.
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Editing Headings in something
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Headlines and Captions
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Heading
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Captions
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Supporting material
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Headings
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Headlines
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More terminology
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Proofing Graphics
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Line drawings
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Technical illustrations
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Half tones
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Maps
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Charts
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Tables
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Diagrams
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Electronic processing of graphic images
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Bits and colour depth
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Pixels and resolution
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Colour and black and white
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Image formats
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Types of files
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Processing graphics
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Choosing and designing with photos
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What does the editor need to do with graphics
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Electronic publishing
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Terminology.
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Editing and Design
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Layout and design
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Page Layout
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Desktop publishing software
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What is desktop publishing
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Image manipulation.
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Matching Style and Context
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Targeting the reader
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Style
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Terminology.
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Legal and Ethical Issues
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Legal and ethical issues in publishing
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Copyright
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Copyright free materials
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Copyright misconceptions
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Defamation
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Libel
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Contract law
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Right to privacy
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Reporting restrictions
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Law and the internet
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CD/film and other electronic publishing
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Terminology.
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Editing Project
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A practical editing project to end the course and utilise your new skills.
Aims
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To review the current state of editing, determining its scope, nature and trends
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To identify and edit text errors that commonly occur in a variety of publishing situations.
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To write and edit a variety of different headings and captions.
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To select, edit and mark up graphic illustrations.
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To edit the layout or design of a publication.
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To identify an appropriate style for the context of a publication, and edit the text to match the determined style.
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To edit text in order to remove legal and/or ethical risks
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Apply a broad range of skills to editing of a lengthy manuscript in a balanced way.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND ENROL NOW!
Expand and develop your existing editing skills by studying an advanced editing course!
Improve your job and career prospects in the publishing industry.
You can enrol on the course now, but if you have any questions about the content of the course or studying with ACS, then please get in touch with us today - use our FREE COURSE COUNSELLING SERVICE to get in touch with our expert tutors. They will be pleased to help you!
Credentials
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