Technical Writing in the Information age

Accelerate your career with the power of writing!

Do you have a passion for technology? Do you have a passion for writing? Well, now you can combine your passions! Introducing the wonderful world of technical writing. Learn how you can become a valued member of any tech team, even if you do not have any prior experience. See how you can contribute towards creating useful documentation, such as user manuals, training material and so much more!

What you’ll learn

  • Communicate effectively in a technical workplace.
  • Document descriptions, specifications, instructions etc..
  • Create user manuals for software applications.
  • Become part of a technical team even if you don’t know programming.

Course Content

  • Communication in the workplace –> 3 lectures • 8min.
  • Working in teams –> 2 lectures • 6min.
  • Managing Ethical Challenges –> 3 lectures • 8min.
  • Technical Descriptions and Specifications –> 3 lectures • 7min.
  • Instructions and Documentation –> 2 lectures • 4min.
  • Starting your career as a technical writer –> 3 lectures • 8min.
  • How to be creative –> 2 lectures • 6min.
  • Making persuasive arguments –> 3 lectures • 9min.
  • Researching in Technical Workplaces –> 3 lectures • 8min.
  • Designing Documents and Interfaces –> 2 lectures • 4min.
  • Preparing and Giving Presentations –> 3 lectures • 9min.
  • Writing for the web –> 3 lectures • 9min.
  • How to edit and proofread your writing –> 3 lectures • 9min.
  • Creating and Using Graphics –> 3 lectures • 8min.

Technical Writing in the Information age

Requirements

Do you have a passion for technology? Do you have a passion for writing? Well, now you can combine your passions! Introducing the wonderful world of technical writing. Learn how you can become a valued member of any tech team, even if you do not have any prior experience. See how you can contribute towards creating useful documentation, such as user manuals, training material and so much more!

The audience for this course is any junior member of a software team that wishes to make a contribution. This is especially useful for people who are not too technical-minded, meaning they have trouble with complex code. They are more suited to quality assurance and documentation activities.

Also, an established technical expert can benefit if they are being held back in their career due to poor communication skills. Often times a person may be technically sound but may find it difficult to satisfy management or the business team. With this course, these shortcomings can be addressed.

After taking the course, students will be able to communicate effectively in a technical workplace. Be able to work in teams. Document descriptions, specifications, instructions, etc. Be able to give presentations, write for the web. Conduct research and persuade others.

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