Dr. Shelley Thomas
Office: EH 451
Phone: 801-626-6814
Email: sthomas@weber.edu
Course Schedule (PDF)
Course Policies (PDF)
Style Guides
Figure of Speech Style Guide (DOC)
Editorial Style Guide (Northeastern University)
Writer's Style Guide (Carnegie Mellon)
Apple Publication Style Guide (PDF)
ENGL 3140 -- Technical Editing
Assignments
Oral Presentation (10%)
Copy Edit # 1 (5%)
Copy Edit # 2 (5%)
Copy Edit w/ Explanation of Changes (10%)
Proposal (5%)
Technical Editing Treasure Hunt (10%)
Final Document - Style Manual (15%)
Links to Style Guides on the Notes page
Technical Editing: Course Resources
Guide to Grammar and Style by Jack Lynch
Blue Book of Grammar and Puncuation
Introduction to Styles in MS Word (Work through this tutorial)
Technical Editors' Eyrie (Check the "How To" link)
FGCU Word 2000 tutorials (Explore the helpful "Styles" section)
Tracking Changes in MS Word 2000 (Find a brief guide to tracking changes)
MS Word 2000 (Shows an overview of MS Word features, including styles and tracking changes) (RTF or DOC)
