Working with a Professional Editor

Course description

This is a professional development workshop for RHD candidates who are close to finalising their theses for examination. The presenters will talk about the university’s expectations, the role of the supervisor, the candidate and the editor, the national guidelines for editing and proofreading RHD theses, editing standards and best practice principles.

Type of course

Workshop

Presenters

Who should attend

All Research Higher Degree Candidates.

This workshop will be most relevant to candidate who are in the last stage of their candidature.

What you will learn

Issues to be addressed and discussed:

During the session, a sample text will be distributed to identify problems from the candidate/editor/supervisor’s perspective and to illustrate the distinction between the supervisor’s and editor’s input.