Digital Skills for Editors

Interacting in the digital space is more and more expected for freelance and staff editors. It has become a vital skill to understand the ins and outs of digital media. Learn how to edit text for the particular needs of a website and its design. Explore the basic terminology and tools in the relationship between text and search engine optimization. This course will provide an introduction to UX, HTML, CSS and other acronyms you may have heard of. Your editing education is not complete until you have scratched the surface of navigating websites as an editor.

Note: Prerequisite: Students must be currently enrolled in, or have completed, Copyediting I (WCWP-40236) or have equivalent experience. If you feel that you have adaquate copyediting experience to enroll in this class, please email the department at ahl@ucsd.edu to request approval from the instructor.

Course Number: WCWP-40282
Credit: 2.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Copyediting

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1/6/2020 - 2/15/2020

$330

Online

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  144485

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online, Web-based instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Humphrey, Elizabeth King, Associate manager of corporate communications and a freelance editor, writer, and book designer.

  Elizabeth Humphrey manages internal communications for a global contract research organization where she edits and writes. She freelances for publications and businesses and her credits include pieces for The Writer and Scientific American Mind. Although she has edited for years, Humphrey received her University of Chicago editing certificate in 2011 and a certificate in technical and professional communications in 2012. Her book writing credits include "Idiot's Guide: Gluten-Free Eating" (2014).

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Web Style Guide 4th
  by Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton
  ISBN / ASIN: 9780300211658

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  Prerequisite required.
  No refunds after: 1/10/2020.
  1st no meeting date: 1/20/2020.
  

• NOTE:

  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed.To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  1/6/2020 - 2/15/2020
  ucsdextension.blackboard.com
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.