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{"id":12722,"date":"2024-01-25T19:14:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T19:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrdblog.org\/?p=12722"},"modified":"2024-01-25T19:14:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T19:14:45","slug":"course-spotlight-wrd-523-editing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrdblog.org\/course-spotlight-wrd-523-editing\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Spotlight \u2014 WRD 523: Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As course registration is soon to open for Spring Quarter 2024, learn more about WRD 523 Editing taught by Dr. Tim Elliott. Here, Dr. Elliott reflects on WRD 523 and what it offers to students who enroll.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course Goals and Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WRD 523 is a class that opens doors. Students will learn how to edit all different kinds of writing, from resumes and cover letters to documentation from a local partner organization. In class we\u2019ll learn an array of concepts and strategies, like rhetorical grammar, technical writing principles, style guides, and more. But the lessons students will learn in the course extend beyond a closed relationship between the editor and the piece of writing. Dr. Elliott emphasizes that you don\u2019t just edit in a void, you edit for specific people. Students will learn to build rapport with the people they\u2019re editing for, increasing connection and striking a balance between feedback and not overshadowing the writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Elliott\u2019s Inspiration for Teaching this Course<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he was a student, Dr. Elliott took a graduate-level editing course. He saw it as a practical course because he could put it on his resume as a strong and marketable skill. It also opened doors for him, as he left the course with the confidence to finally say he is a communications person\u2014people can come to him with their work and he can help them. \u201cIt empowered me,\u201d Dr. Elliott noted, by making him more secure in his writing identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course starts with learning to edit academic writing because that\u2019s what students are most familiar with. Then, students move on to editing resumes and cover letters for someone in their life. Around week 4, students learn the Chicago Manual Style Guide as it\u2019s the style used most often in professional editing. As the quarter progresses, students will partner with a local organization and learn to build rapport with a professional client as they manage document editing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Projects and Assignments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n