Required Courses
- Technical Writing Tools (Online)
- Technical Writing & Editing (Online)
- Project Management for Technical Writers (Online)
- Designing Documents (Online)
- Writing Manuals (Online)
Electives
(Choose 3)
- Technical Writing & Editing II (Online)
- Designing Online Information (Online)
- Copywriting Essentials (Online)
- Job Search using E-Portfolios (Online)
- Adobe Acrobat (Online)
- Adobe InDesign (Online)
- Adobe RoboHelp (Online)
- Writing Reports & Proposals (Online)
- Adobe Photoshop (Online)
- Software User Assistance (Online)
- Adobe FrameMaker (Online)
- Help Authoring Tools (Online)
- XML/HTML Basics (Online)
Almost every product on the market today comes with documentation produced by technical writers. Organizational processes, project status reports, technical articles, new product proposals, presentations, internet support sites--all flow from the efforts of technical writers. For that reason and more, technical communication is carving a niche for itself as a high-demand career.
These courses, part of our Technical Communication online certificate program (non-credit) examine different aspects of Technical Communication with a view towards developing the student's expertise in a wide variety of skill areas within this career path. Students have two years to complete 5 core courses and 3 electives.
