WRITING
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Choose from among the following courses:
>> See our business writing program Words at Work:
Business Writing for Success.
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25th Annual Writers' Conference
February 6-8, 2009
Please visit www.NeverStopLearning.net/writers
for information, or call (619)594-5152.
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SDSU College of Extended Studies
SDSU Research Foundation Program
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 Open
University Certificate in Technical and Scientific Writing |
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Excellent written and oral communication skills are critical to professional
success in business, industry, and government. In an increasingly information-driven
economy, good communication skills are in demand. This program teaches you these
skills and prepares you for a career in technical and scientific writing. Participants
enroll in regular SDSU technical and scientific writing courses on a space-available
basis through the Open University program.
>> Additional information on Open University
Certificate programs.
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For more information, contact the Certificate
Program in Technical and Scientific Writing at (619) 594-0842 or email tcomm@rohan.sdsu.edu.
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| Open
University Graduate Certificate in Children's Literature |
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Do you love children's literature? Do you want to explore it at an advanced
graduate level without undertaking all the courses required for a master's degree?
San Diego State University's Department of English and Comparative Literature
now offers a 12-unit graduate certificate in children's literature, allowing
educational professionals, editors, librarians, parents, and others to study
children's literature to meet their professional development requirements and
acquire graduate credits as a means to career advancement, or to enhance an
appreciation of this literature.
>> Additional information on Open University
Certificate programs.
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Courses are offered once a week and in the
evenings to accommodate working students. For more information, contact the Graduate
Certificate in Children's Literature at (619) 594-5443.
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 Study Day or Night with Convenient Six-week Online Courses
Update your skills and discover a new talent, or chart a career path at your own pace and at your own convenience with our noncredit, instructor-led, online courses. Each course runs for six weeks and consists of 12 lessons. The lessons are supplemented by interactive quizzes, assignments, tutorials, and online discussion areas. All materials will be available to you over the Internet. Read your lessons and ask questions of your instructor at times that are most convenient to you.
All you need to get started is Internet access, an email address, and a web browser. Please visit www.ed2go.com/cessdsu for requirements, demonstrations, and additional information. Pre-registration is required for these classes to allow students to participate in the online orientation.
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Beginning Writer's Workshop |
Want to learn the secret of good writing? It’s simply a matter of putting the right words together! Learn how to create a pattern that communicates what you want someone to know, learn, feel, experience, or grasp.
Geared for beginning writers, this course will focus on basic skills, aimed at building writing confidence. Some of the topics you will learn through a series of user-friendly classroom exercises include:
- writing about personal experiences and emotions
- interpreting and writing a news event
- evaluating your own writing
- moving from thinking about writing to actually doing it.
With each exercise, you will increasingly become a better writer – and have fun doing it.
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Instructor: John Freeman spent 12 years with The San Diego Union-Tribune as a nationally syndicated television columnist and sportswriter. He has experience in public relations and sports marketing (New York Yankees, National Basketball Assoc.). He currently is director of communications of Knight and Carver Yacht Center.
Noncredit Schedule No. 08SUWR 99740 NF
Dates:
Saturdays, June 7-21, 9-11 am
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$145
Register online for 08SUWR 99740 NF
SDSU Research Foundation Program
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Travel Writing Workshop |
Have you ever wanted to take your travel experiences and turn them into profitable articles or stories? In this workshop you will learn how to develop your article and essay writing skills, plus how to write compelling lead paragraphs and descriptive passages, when to use quotes and facts, how to develop a lively style, how to prepare your article or story for publication, and tips on marketing your writing and those important editor contacts.
"This class was very helpful."
"A tremendous amount of helpful material was condensed into two classes."
"Karen's relaxed, easy manner made it so pleasant! She has opened doors for us and given us the courage to walk through new possibilities."
"This was one of the most enjoyable, informative, and inspiring courses I've ever taken."
>> The College offers many exciting travel study programs.
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Instructor: Karen Kenyon, M.A., is the author of many personal experience essays, feature articles, and travel articles that have appeared in Newsweek, Redbook, and the Los Angeles Times. She is the author of the memoir, Sunshower, and the award winning The Bronte Family: Passionate Literary Geniuses. She has taught many writing courses at colleges and universities.
Noncredit Schedule No. 08SUWR 99741 NF
Date:
Saturday, August 2, 9 am-12 pm
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
$79
Register online for 08SUWR 99741 NF
SDSU Research Foundation Program
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April 24, 2008
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