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Miller, Barbara – Technical Writing Teacher, 1976
Student publications can be used in teaching editing and writing skills in technical writing courses. (RB)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Editing, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedComerford, Linda – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1993
Describes a 14-hour course designed to teach grammar to adults in the business world. Describes the kinds of students in the course and why they have not learned grammar previously. Presents 10 suggestions on how a similar course might be taught. (RS)
Descriptors: Adults, Corporate Education, Course Descriptions, Editing
Ponder, Janace – Community College Journalist, 1979
Reviews the suggestions presented at a workshop on teaching copyediting; suggests that journalism teachers train students for copyediting positions. (AEA)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Editing
Download full textTichenor, Stuart – 1998
This course instruction manual for Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee's Technical Writing II Course emphasizes preparation, data collection, organization, style, and format in the composition of memos, business letters, resumes, reports, and proposals. Major course objectives include organizing, composing, and presenting memos, letters, and…
Descriptors: Business English, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Editing
Farkas, David – 1982
A course in advanced technical communication was developed at West Virginia University for upper-division students in engineering and the sciences and those planning careers in technical communication. The first four weeks of the semester are spent copy editing, with the students learning to use standard editing marks and keeping an editor's style…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Computers, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Cathcart, Margaret E. – 1983
The demand for skilled technical editors is growing as society places increasing emphasis on receiving accurate, concise, and complete technical data. Since many organizations do not have inhouse programs for training technical editors, a need exists to provide inexperienced people with basic editing skills. One organization has developed two…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Editing, Industrial Training
Jack, Judith – 1983
Both teaching technical editing skills in a logical sequence from introductory through intermediate and advanced levels, and helping students learn how to offer creative help to authors call for a structured approach to the editing course. Editing students should already have a firm knowledge of spelling, punctuation, and grammar, as well as…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Editing
Mitchell, Ruth – 1980
The justification for including a year-long course in practical writing and editing in a research-oriented university's writing program and a description of that course are presented in this paper. Discussed are the responses to four questions: What is practical or survival writing? How much is there of it? What can a university gain from teaching…
Descriptors: Career Education, Consultants, Course Content, Course Descriptions
