Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
USDA-0443
Organization:
Location:
Classroom-based
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Description

Objective:

To introduce the student to the principles of editing and the particular tasks of an editor, and to enable the student to apply editorial principles in production.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Eliminate unnecessary words and sentences from the writer's material
  • Organize material effectively
  • Convey information from a writer to a reader clearly, concisely, completely, and correctly
  • Produce a newsletter or small publication from a blank piece of paper all the way through to the finished product
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
Supplemental Materials