Course Schedule (Dates may change due to holidays during the term or other factors.) Lesson Date Content Course introduction, being a professional writer, good writing habits, logical 1 March 21 arguments, mind mapping (CMapTools) Logical fallacies, the of view, the point of view, the editor’s point reviewer’s 2 March 28 point of view, the publishing process, tips for being a successful reader’s writer Parts of an article, common writing errors, tools of the trade (software, 3 April 4 techniques for writing/editing/proof-reading) 4 April 11 More tools of the trade 5 April 18 Wording issues 6 April 25 Style issues 7 May 2 To be determined 8 May 9 Course review Final written exam: Maximum 2 hours, location to be announced, open book, open computer, all aids allowed except for communication with another Monday, May Exam person (no email, no messaging, no talking). You may use all the tools of the 14 trade including your computer but cannot get help from any other person. All responses on the exam must be your own work, not copied from others.
Course Schedule (Dates may change due to holidays during the term or other factors.) Lesson Date Content 1 March 21 Course introduction, being a professional writer, good writing habits, logical arguments, mind mapping (CMapTools) 2 March 28 Logical fallacies, the editor’s point of view, the reviewer’s point of view, the reader’s point of view, the publishing process, tips for being a successful writer 3 April 4 Parts of an article, common writing errors, tools of the trade (software, techniques for writing/editing/proof-reading) 4 April 11 More tools of the trade 5 April 18 Wording issues 6 April 25 Style issues 7 May 2 To be determined 8 May 9 Course review Exam Monday, May 14 Final written exam: Maximum 2 hours, location to be announced, open book, open computer, all aids allowed except for communication with another person (no email, no messaging, no talking). You may use all the tools of the trade including your computer but cannot get help from any other person. All responses on the exam must be your own work, not copied from others.
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