Technical Communication I
10 weeks | Online
This is a practical, hands-on technical writing course for all currently practicing or would-be technical communicators wishing to get a firmer grasp on this extremely broad and quickly evolving industry and develop some of the core competencies required in the profession, today. We will cover a broad range of topics, including the life-cycle communication process for project management; ethical issues facing technical communicators; organizational and genre-appropriate design; plain language and global audience guidelines for today’s technical writers and editors; basic principles of visual communication; and usability and content management techniques for both print and digital media. Additionally, you will complete a final project – one that involves a real-world product or service – that is worthy of inclusion in your professional portfolio and appropriate for showing current or prospective employers.
Quarters Offered: Spring, Fall | Online
Prerequisite: Fluent in English and ability to write clear, logical, and grammatically correct sentences and familiarity with MS Word and PowerPoint.
Software: MS Word and Adobe Acrobat (Reader or Professional)
Note: Fulfills 3 units toward requirements for the Technical Communication Certificate. Non-certificate students may take this class.
Contact: For more information about this course, please email ahl@ucsd.edu.
Course Number: WCWP-40151
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Technical Communication
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3/25/2024 - 6/1/2024
$555
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Oestreich, Linda L, A senior consultant with The Marlin Alliance, and has a lifetime teaching credential from the California Community College System
Linda Oestreich teaches Basics of Technical Editing and Critical Thinking for Communicators for UC San Diego Extension's Technical Communication Certificate Program .
Linda is an STC (Society for Technical Communication) Fellow and the 2007-2008 President of STC, where she served as board member at the international level of STC for more than 10 years. Linda recently retired from her position as the Project Manager for Talent and Leadership Development at Headquarters, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). Prior to taking on that position, she worked as a contracting consultant with The Marlin Alliance, where she supported the Director of Human Resources and EEO for SPAWAR. Also at SPAWAR, she was a Senior Strategic Planner/Analyst in the Strategi...Read More
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TEXTBOOKS:
REQUIREDTechnical Communication 14th
by John M. Lannon
ISBN / ASIN: 9780134678825
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 3/29/24.
1st no meeting date: 3/29/24.
2nd no meeting date: 5/27/24.
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NOTE:
This is an online course. There are no face-to-face class sessions. You will have access to this class on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears in the LOCATION section.
3/25/2024 - 6/1/2024
extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department at 858-534-5760 or ahl@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.