I am happy to provide a certificate of completion of the course upon request. I would just need to see a copy of all the completed homework assignments for validation of course completion.
During the course will you be personally reviewing our submissions?
Reviewing every individual manuscript or homework assignment would be a substantial time commitment that would require me to charge a great deal more for the course – but I do regularly review and respond to all questions and comments that are posted on the course website, as well as in the members’ forum. I also [...]
Can I complete the course in less than 8 weeks?
The course is designed to be delivered in weekly installments, to allow time for research and writing. However, if you would prefer to receive the entire course at once, that can be arranged.
Is there any course work on punctuation? Or would you be able to direct us to a site or book to fine tune our punctuation awareness?
Although there is a full week devoted to the editing process, the course is primarily structure and content-based, and therefore does not fully address detailed matters of punctuation. I recommend Strunk and White’s “Elements of Style” as a valuable resource for learning the basic rules of grammar, punctuation and other technical aspects of writing.