ETBAME - Basic Manuscript Editing

Course Description

This course has been cancelled. This course gives participants a working knowledge of The Chicago Manual of Style, the most comprehensive and widely used style guide. The course covers many aspects of what it means to be a copy editor, covering the editorial process and addressing CMOS topics such as spelling, punctuation, usage, foreign titles, tables and graphs, and more. This course is required for completion of the Editing Certificate. Students who have at least 12 months of copyediting experience in a supervised office environment and a thorough working knowledge of the 16th edition of CMOS may bypass the Basic Manuscript Editing class with permission of the program manager. NOTES: Students should bring the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style to class. Pre-course communication and assignments are sent to all enrolled students beginning 3 weeks prior to the start of the course. No class on September 2nd or 5th.