Cost: $159.99
Course Type: Online/Facilitated
Length: 60 hours

 

This comprehensive course will give you the knowledge and tools you need to begin working as a proofreader using Chicago style, the principal style manual for publishers who produce non-technical works. Topics discussed include:

• The role of the proofreader in the process of book production
• The proofreader’s responsibilities
• Standard proofreading symbols and how to use them
• Controversial grammar issues to watch out for
• Word choice: Rules for proofreaders
• The intricacies of punctuation
• Using the Chicago Manual of Style
• The nuances of formatting names and special terms, titles of works, numbers, and abbreviations in typeset books
• Thoughtful and accurate decision making
• When and how to query
• How to keep track of inconsistencies before they become unmanageable
• Style sheets as time (and sanity) savers
• Proofreading for page layout
• Assigning blame: printer’s errors versus editorial alterations
• Rules for word breaks, margins, running heads, and page numbers
• Special considerations for figures and tables
• Formatting chapter titles, headings, and subheads
• How to proofread a table of contents and an index
• Documentation, footnotes, and reference lists
• Emerging rules for citing online resources
• Questions to ask before you begin each project
• Terminology to use when communicating with a publishing company
• The varying levels of proofreading
• Resources for further study

You'll interact with your instructor and classmates via our online discussion board, a casual yet profound forum designed to significantly expand your understanding of the course material. 

Each lesson ends with a quiz to assess what you have learned. All students who pass the end-of-course test will receive a certificate of completion suitable for framing.