University of Michigan

Writing and Editing: Revising

This course is part of Good with Words: Writing and Editing Specialization

Taught in English

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Patrick Barry

Instructor: Patrick Barry

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

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No prior experience required
13 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn

  • Learn how to become a better reader of your own writing

  • Apply the E-D-I-T framework

  • Identify uselessly accurate information

  • Create multiple ways to communicate the same data

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21 quizzes

Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

4.8

(348 reviews)

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Beginner level
No prior experience required
13 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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There are 4 modules in this course

This week, we will focus on becoming better readers of our own writing.

What's included

6 videos15 readings5 quizzes3 app items2 discussion prompts4 plugins

This week, we will focus on eliminating uselessly accurate information.

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7 videos3 readings5 quizzes6 app items1 discussion prompt4 plugins

This week, we will focus on how to better communicate statistics.

What's included

8 videos2 readings7 quizzes5 app items4 plugins

This week, we will focus on improving the reading inputs that affect our writing output.

What's included

10 videos5 readings4 quizzes6 app items6 discussion prompts

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4.9 (82 ratings)
Patrick Barry
University of Michigan
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