RWS 5317: Editing

Welcome! This research guide has been developed for RWS 5317 (Editing), part of  the Technical & Professional Writing Certificate Program.

 The course is about editing a variety of documents, both online and print. This guide will provide you with resources available through the UTEP Library, as well as web resources recommended by Dr. Isabel Baca.

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About Rhetoric and Writing Studies (RWS) 5317: Editing

This graduate-level course is an examination of practical applications of conventions for writing, copy marking, copyediting, comprehensive editing, and web editing. The course addresses rhetorical elements such as audience, purpose, authorship, ideology, and design of web-based and print documents from a variety of sources, e.g., discipline-based, private industry, public sector, and the academy.

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Editors Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012-2013 by Bureau of Labor Statistics

What do editors do? Profession Editors Association of Vancouver Island (PEAVI)

Of Many Things By Karen Smith

The Accidental Profession  By Patrick Miller