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Next session starts March 15, 2010

Writing Great Technical Documents

Do you write technical documents? Would you like to write them better? Would you like to feel more confident about the technical documents you write?

Writing Great Technical Documents teaches you how to write more effective technical documents. In this course, you'll learn how to write technical documents that meet your readers’ needs, and get the results you want.

You’ll learn how to write more clearly and with more confidence. You’ll learn how to recognize and overcome common problems that undermine your technical documents, and how to revise your writing so that it has more power and clarity.

The target audience for Writing Great Technical Documents is anyone who has to write professional and technical documents. It should be especially useful for engineers, software developers/consultants, medical writers, and technical writers.

Writing Great Technical Documents is taught by Janet Underwood, an award-winning technical writer and instructor of the popular Fundamentals of Technical Writing course. Her students applaud her knowledge of technical writing and her personalized approach to her subject matter.
 
You may have great ideas, but if you cannot communicate them effectively, you may never receive the recognition you deserve. Start Writing Great Technical Documents and learn how to write with clarity, power and style!

$129.00 for 3-month access to course which includes 12 lessons, tests, certificate of completion, and personal instruction.


Requirements:
Experience writing technical documentation or successful completion of Fundamentals of Technical Writing or business writing course. Students will need Internet access and a word processing application.

Syllabus

Lesson 1

Get acquainted with the difficulties and benefits of writing great technical documents.


Lesson 2

Discover what readers expect from your documents, and learn how to conduct three types of reader analysis.


Lesson 3

Determine the purpose of a document, gather information, and prepare an outline.


Lesson 4

Create a style guide, learn about different technical writing styles, and discover your personal writing style.


Lesson 5

Explore ways to be more precise in the words that you use and ways to use technical terminology in your documents.


Lesson 6

Write powerful sentences and correct common sentence mistakes.


Lesson 7

Master strategies to write logically ordered paragraphs that flow and capture your readers' interest.


Lesson 8

Review punctuation and mechanical conventions of technical writing.


Lesson 9

Explore ways to use graphical elements in technical documents.


Lesson 10

Examine the basics of good document design.


Lesson 11

Format specific kinds of technical documents.


Lesson 12

Polish your documents by editing and proofreading them, then conduct peer reviews and usability tests.

Enroll now!

 


Some Student Comments

"This course exceeded my expectations."

"Janet Underwood is first rate! I have learned far more than I ever imagined I would being in her class. I found her to be a very generous teacher with an impeccable method of teaching."

"I've taken other writing courses but found this the most concise and relative to my current writing assignments. So much information in so few lessons. Thank you."

"Janet is a very good instructor. To interact in writing, letting people know to solve a problem while still praising them when something was done correctly is a true master of her craft. I would be honored to take another one of her classes!"

"This was an outstanding value for the money. I was able to take information learned and put it into use at work immediately. I feel much more confident that I can succeed in this line of work."

"I am glad to have taken this course. There was so much material, especially internet support material that I didn't have time to get into, but will use for future reference."

"This course is a wonderful course. The information I received from this course was exactly what I needed out of this course. It made me aware of the improvements I need to work on, in technical writing. Thanks a lot the instructor. The instructor is
fa
ntastic!!"

"Another home run for Janet to share her knowledge and interest in writing to others through this form of teaching."

"Fantastic course! Janet, the instructor, was simply amazing. I want to take more courses with her!"

"Once again Janet has provided excellent material and insight for Tech Writer wannabes and Tech Writers just brushing up. This is the biggest bang for the buck I've found anywhere, and very pleased I took the course."

 

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