Copyediting Essentials 101 Express

Learn about copyediting.

Are you interested in copyediting?

You must already possess good writing, grammar and proofreading skills before taking this course.

Are you interested in copyediting? Is it like proofreading? What do copyeditors do? Well, if any of these questions have crossed your mind, this class is for you! Practically speaking, the job of the copyeditor is much more detailed and specialized than a proofreader. However, it helps to have a basic knowledge of proofreading, because all of those skills transfer to copyediting.

The online course, "Copyediting Essentials 101 Express" is informational and practical. Before spending resources pursuing copyediting for freelance or full-time employment opportunities, this class will help you decide whether or not this skill and profession is a good fit for you.

By the end of this course, you will:

Understand the duties, workflow, and skill requirements for copyediting.
Practice the Associated Press (AP) usage style.
Assess your abilities as a copyeditor through every quiz and exercise.

What's Inside

Business professionals or employees taking this class for training purposes have pre-determined days of access to complete the course and receive certificates, in accordance with group enrollment procedures. The instructor retains all copyright ownership for all of the materials presented in this course. Any resources not directly written by the instructor are duly noted and properly cited. Students are expected to abide by fair use laws when printing course materials. No part of this course may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.

Video Lessons
Lecture Slides
Quizzes
Certificate of Completion
Bonus eBook
Duration: 1 year (365 days) from date of enrollment

Course Curriculum

1. Welcome to Class!
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Video: Do Not Expect to Struggle
3. Video: Viewing the Lessons
  FREE PREVIEW
4. Video: Downloading Materials
  FREE PREVIEW
1. Video: Copyediting vs. Copy editing
2. Slides: Copyediting vs. Copy editing
3. About this Quiz
4. Quiz: Copyediting Intro
1. Video: Job of the Copyeditor
2. Slides: Job of the Copyeditor
3. Text: Real-life Example
1. Video: The Copyeditor Toolkit
2. Slides: The Copyeditor Toolkit
3. DQ: Assignment
1. Video: Copyeditor Grammar
2. Slides: Copyeditor Grammar
3. Quiz: Copyeditor Grammar
1. Video: Using Style Guides
2. Slides: Using Style Guides
3. Quiz: Using Style Guides
4. PDF: What Copyediting Looks like
1. Slides: Ages
  FREE PREVIEW
2. Quiz: Ages
3. Slides: Dates
4. Quiz: Dates
5. Slides: Telephone Numbers
6. Quiz: Telephone Numbers
1. Video: Copy Editing Tutorial
2. PDF: Copyediting Exercise
3. Answers: Copyediting Exercise
1. Bonus eBook: Copyediting 101
1. Text: Printable Writing & Editing eBooks
2. Text: Class Discount
3. Text: More Writing Resources
4. Text: Get Your Certificate
5. Text: Course Review

About this course

39 lessons
1 hour of video content

Social Proof: Reviews

MD Review of AP Style Copyediting 101

Margot Demus

Miss Hampton is a wonderful instructor, and the course is informative, helpful, and easeful!

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A helpful guide to communications and writing

Mackenzie Kwok

This was a useful overview of grammar basics for AP style, as well as a helpful course for orienting new workers to copyediting.

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Your Instructor

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”--Albert Einstein

Ashan R. Hampton

Founder/Director

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Ashan R. Hampton served as an English instructor in higher education for over 20 years. She proudly cherishes the distinction of being the first African American female graduate of the Donaghey Scholars Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, under the direction of Dr. C. Earl Ramsey, Emeritus. With her doctoral studies on hold, Ashan has found success in online education. She produces and teaches original writing and grammar courses for global audiences. Outside of academics, Ashan worked for short stints in the corporate world as a technical writer, website designer, digital content coordinator, proofreader and legal editor. She is also a self-published author who has recently released multiple books on grammar, writing, proofreading and copyediting, now available on Amazon, Lulu, and other popular booksellers. All book titles and ordering information are posted on her website at: www.arhampton.com.