September 18 - 19, 2008 Instructor: Joan Pierotti Washington, DC $595 September 22 - 23, 2008 Instructor: Alyce Gaither Washington, DC $595 October 9 - 10, 2008 Instructor: Alyce Gaither Washington, DC $615 November 13 - 14, 2008 Instructor: Joan Pierotti Washington, DC $615 December 4 - 5, 2008 Instructor: Bethany Brown Washington, DC $615 January 6 - 7, 2009 Instructor: Andrew Murphy Washington, DC $615 February 3 - 4, 2009 Instructor: Joan Pierotti Washington, DC $615 February 10 - 11, 2009 Instructor: Frank Pope Dallas, TX $615 February 25 - 26, 2009 Instructor: Bethany Brown Washington, DC $615 March 18 - 19, 2009 Instructor: Walter Skretch Boston, MA $615 March 24 - 25, 2009 Instructor: Martha Warner San Francisco, CA $615 March 31 - April 1, 2009 Instructor: Alyce Gaither Washington, DC $615 May 27 - 28, 2009 Instructor: Andrew Murphy Washington, DC $615 June 22 - 23, 2009 Instructor: Joan Pierotti Washington, DC $615 July 16 - 17, 2009 Instructor: Alyce Gaither Washington, DC $615 July 27 - 28, 2009 Atlanta, GA $615 August 3 - 4, 2009 Instructor: Andrew Murphy Washington, DC $615 August 25 - 26, 2009 Kansas City, MO $615 September 10 - 11, 2009 Instructor: Andrew Murphy Washington, DC $615 September 21 - 22, 2009 Instructor: Alyce Gaither Washington, DC $615
Overview:
Save yourself and others from professional embarrassment by refining your proofreading skills. Packed with exercises, checklists and tips, this course covers standard proofreading marks and terms; various methods of proofreading; and punctuation, capitalization and abbreviation rules.
Employees who want to learn standard proofreading marks and terms and produce professional-looking documents.
Distance Education Options: Proofreading (EDIT1160C) or Proofreading (EDIT7051N) .
Recognize the importance of proofreading and the role of style rules Recognize and correct errors in abbreviations, capitalization, compound words, consistency, grammar and usage, number style, punctuation and spelling Apply techniques for comparing original with corrected material Indicate corrections clearly with appropriate proofreading symbols Proofread with speed and accuracy
Syllabus -- Proofreading, EDIT7001D, Grad. School, USDA
Day one of two
Overview
Pre-Test
Proofreading symbols
Proofreading exercises
Grammar
Usage
Punctuation
Number style
Vocabulary building
More proofreading exercises
Editing tips
36 Proofreading aids
Day two of two
Review of symbols and number styles
Proofreading exercises
Capitalization
Review grammar and punctuation
Proofreading numbers
Possessives and apostrophes
Abbreviations
Spelling and noun plurals
Compound words
Consistency
Comparing corrected copy to original
More proofreading exercises
Post-Test
