Editing Professional Development Proseminar: Writing for Publication (Spring 2022) (section)

== Course Overview ==
=== General description of series ===

COM 594 is a series of five professional seminars designed to help students develop a range of professional competencies. Communication Ph.D. students are required to take three of these courses as part of their programs of study, and M.A. students are welcome to enroll. In these proseminars, faculty and other guests share their experiences as teachers, researchers, and public intellectuals. As a faculty, we view this series as an important, thought-provoking, and fun part of your graduate education, and we are excited to incorporate these seminars into our program.

=== Specific course description ===

This Writing for Publication proseminar is designed to help graduate students wend their way through the maze of obstacles and logistics of writing, preparing, and submitting their manuscript for publication. Over the course of the quarter, we’ll discuss common concerns related to writing styles, writers’ block, knowing when a manuscript is “good enough,” the review process, and whatever other issues might arise. We will assess various outlets in our field, and pragmatically, work collectively toward preparing a manuscript of our choice for actual submission.

=== Learning goals ===

I will consider this course a complete success if, at the end of the course, all students in the course have:

* Written and submitted a scholarly article for publication and a journal or other archival publication venue.
* Are familiar with and have built increased familiarity with all stages of the scholarly writing and publishing process.