Course in Technical Writing Essentials
Online USA
Course
DURATION
3 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* free course
Key Summary
Learn the essentials of technical writing, technical reports, and professional communication with this online course.
This free online technical writing course will teach you the basics of technical writing and communication. You will study the main conventions and characteristics of technical writing, the complexity and iterative nature of a writing process, and the importance of knowing your audience and writing specifically to meet their needs. You will also learn how to apply strategies to enhance clarity and readability, and more.
This Free Online Course Includes:
- 1.5-3 Hours of Learning
- CPD Accreditation
- Final Assessment
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In the course Technical Writing Essentials you will learn why, in our increasingly technological and internationalized workplaces, communications skills are among the most sought-after competencies employers require of job candidates. Every job posting you see will almost certainly ask for candidates with excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in teams. The ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written, verbal, visual, and interpersonal contexts is vital for success and advancement in the workplace.
No matter how brilliant or innovative an idea may be, if it is not communicated clearly and promoted effectively to the right audience, it will not become a reality. The course introduces you to the key elements of professional style, technical document design, collaboration, oral presentation, and research skills needed to design productive workplace technical documents and presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences.
This course will be of great interest to those wishing to pursue a career in technical writing or for any professional technical writer who wishes to improve their ability to develop workplace documents and presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences. So, why wait? Start learning how to improve your technical writing skills to become a technical writer today!
- Module 1: Basics of Technical Communication
- Module 2: Professional Style
- Module 3: Document Design
- Module 4: Research Methods
- Module 5: Common Document Types - Part One
- Module 6: Common Document Types - Part Two
- Module 7: Course assessment
In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
- Define what technical writing is, why it’s important, and what it looks like
- Recognize the main conventions and characteristics of technical writing
- Identify how to use rhetorical appeals in a professional context and avoid logical fallacies
- Recognize how to effectively integrate headings, figures tables, and lists in written communications
- Define basic terms related to conducting and disseminating various types of research
- Outline how to determine the reliability, authority, and relevance of research sources in a professional context
- Identify the most common types of documents used in technical communications
- Outline how to create technical descriptions and write instruction manuals
- Recognize how to create the appropriate format, structure and content for different types of professional documents
Knowledge & Skills You Will Learn
- Communication Skills
- Technical Writing
- Writing Skills
- Transition Year Creativity