Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Wisconsin-Whitewater/Foundations of Professional Writing and Editing (Spring 2025)
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- Course name
- Foundations of Professional Writing and Editing
- Institution
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Instructor
- Janine Tobeck
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2025-01-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2025-05-09 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 16
This course is an introduction to professional writing as distinct from academic writing. The course introduces elements of the rhetorical situation (audience, purpose, style, genre, design, accessibility, usability) and discourse analysis. Developing an "editorial mindset" is an overarching goal, conceived broadly, as students join the course from multiple disciplines.