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TECW 1103: Editing 

Effective date

 

Department

Technical & Creative Writing 

School

Continuing Studies 
 




Description

Successful technical writers have good style and design skills built on a foundation of strong technical skills in writing mechanics, editing, and plain language usage. This course focuses using editing skills to improve writing. Practise the three levels of editing, as well as peer review and group editing. Topics include: grammar review, plain language, conceptual and stylist editing, proofreading, peer and group editing, interpersonal issues in editing, and computerized document checkers. 

Credits

.5 

Year of study

 

Prerequisites

None 

Corequisites

None 

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

None 

Hours

Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 6.5
Total Hours: 6.5
 

Instructional Strategies

 

Grading System

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory 

Passing grade

 
 

Evaluation Plan

Type

Percentage

Assessment activity

Assignments 

 

Students must submit an assignment within two weeks of the session end date. Assignments are designed to build a professional portfolio. 

Course topics

Notes:

  • Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
  • Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
    https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
  • To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.
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