Technical WritingCertificate Program Overview

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Technical Writing Certificate Program

Small class size. Personalized attention. Practical instruction.

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At t e n d A fr e e i n fo r m At i o n s e ss i o nMeet with faculty for an overview of the program, how it fits with your career plans, and steps for getting started.

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Learn your skills from technical writing professionals.• Curriculumprovideswork-relevantskillsindemandbyemployerstoday• Hands-oncoursestaughtbyindustryprofessionals• Smallclasssizeandpersonalizedattention

TheBellevueCollegeTechnicalWritingProgramispractical,interactive,andaboveall,directlytransferabletotheworkplace.Designedwiththeworkingprofessionalinmind,ourflexiblescheduleallowsyoutocompletetheprogramatyourownpace,takingasfewasoneortwoclassesaweek.

Technical WritingCertificate Program Overview

required Courses 87 hours total

FundamentalsofTechnicalWriting 15hoursFundamentalsofDocumentDesign 15hoursProfessionalEditingI 15hoursUsabilityWorkshop 9hoursCreatingStyleGuides 6hoursDevelopingWebContent 15hoursTechnicalWritingCertificateCapstone 12hours

eLeC tiVes23 hours total

AuthoringHelp 15hoursFundamentalsofMarketingCommunication 15hoursProcessFlowchartDocumentation 7.5hoursIntroductiontoBlogging 6hoursProfessionalProofreading 6hoursWordStylesandTemplates 6hoursWritingWhitePapers 15hours

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• Getfullcourseandscheduleinformationatwww.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting• AttendafreeTechnicalWritingCertificateinformationsession.

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Certificate requires a total of 110 course hours

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required Courses

Fundamentals of Technical WritingDesignedforbothaspiringandexperiencedtechnicalwritersandeditors,thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothecriticalelementsoftechnicalwriting,includingaudience,projectdesign,editing,problemsolving,andeffectiveuseoflanguageandgraphics.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingcollaborativelytodevelopaninstructionaldocument.

Fundamentals of Document DesignDesignedforbothaspiringandexperiencedtechnicalwritersandeditors,thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothebasicelementsofdocumentdesign,includinglayout,color,andtypographyforprintdocumentation.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytodevelopausermanual.

Professional Editing IProducingclearlywrittenmaterialsthatarefreefromerrorsisabigchallenge.Theeditorhastobeawareofusagestandards,spotlayoutinconsistencies,andimprovetextwithoutsteppingontheauthor’sego.Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothebasiclevelsofeditingincludingdevelopmental,substantive,andcopyediting.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytoeditatechnicaldocumentateachlevelandproduceafinishedcopy.

Usability WorkshopThiscourseprovidesinstructioninusabilitytestingofprintdocuments,websites,andhelpsystems.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytoapplyusabilitytestingprinciplesduringin-classexercisesandinassignedhomework.

Creating Style GuidesTechnicaleditingrequirescarefulattentiontodetailandastyleguideisamust-haveresource.Thiscoursefocusesonthecreationofstyleguidesthatensuretheaccuracyandconsistencyofcontentandformat.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytocreateandapplyastyleguidetoatechnicaldocument.

Developing Web ContentWhatkeepsreadersonawebpage?Whatfrustrationscausethemtoleave?Learnthevariouselementsthatmakewebwritingdifferentfromwritingforprintpublication.Discoverhowtoorganizewebcontent,includingtextandillustrations,tomeettheneedsofreaders.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingcol-laborativelytodevelopacontentplanforawebsite.

Technical Writing Certificate CapstoneTheTechnicalWritingCertificateProgramculminatesina12-hourCapstoneprojectinwhichcandidatesdemon-stratemasteryofcertificateprogramobjectives.Studentsworkindividuallytoanalyzeatechnicalscenario,defineprojectrequirements,anddevelopnecessarytechnicalcommunicationdeliverables.AfacultyadvisorsupportsthestudentthroughouttheprojectandprovidesperformancefeedbackatthecompletionoftheCapstone.

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Authoring HelpDesignandwritetrulyhelpfulHelp!ThiscourseprovidesinstructioninthewritinganddistributionofeffectiveonlinehelpfilesusingMicrosoftHTMLHelpWorkshop.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackbyworkingindividuallytowrite/create,test,anddebuganindustrystandardHelpfilethatincludescontents/sitemap,index,graphics,andlinks.KnowledgeofHTMLisnotrequired;templatesareprovided.

Fundamentals of Marketing CommunicationCarefullycraftedmarketingmaterialsarecriticaltosalessuccess.Thiscoursepresentstheprinciplesneededtodevelopeffectivemarketingmaterials.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingtoindividuallydevelopfourmarketingcommunicationdeliverablesforasingleproduct,includingasinglesourcedocu-ment,asalesletter,apressrelease,andanewsletterarticle.

Process Flowchart DocumentationComplexbusinessprocessesarechallengingtopresentinaclearandlogicalformatwithintechnicalcommunica-tions.LearnhowtoapplythebasicprinciplesofIntegratedFlowchartDocumentation(IFD)-asystematicmethodfordescribingcomplexbusinessprocessesinamodularized,graphicdocumentformat.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingtoindividuallydocumentabusinessprocedureusingnarrative,flow-charts,tables,checklists,andlogs.

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Introduction to BloggingBlogginghasemergedasapopularandwide-reachingtoolforprofessionalcommunication.Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontobloggingeffectivelyinaprofessionalcontext;includingtheestablishmentofgoals,theproperuseofstyleandtoneinblogentries,thetoolsandmechanicsofblogs,considerationofethicalissues,andoveralltipsforsuccess.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytosetupablog,writecontent,andmeasureblogsuccess.

Professional ProofreadingCarefulproofreadingcanpreventembarrassing,costlymistakes.Learnthebasicsofproofreadingincludingproofreadingstrategies,standardproofreadingmarks,andthebasicrulesofgrammar,punctuation,spelling,capitalization,andnumbers.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytoproofreadandcorrectvarioustechnicalcommunications.

Word Styles and TemplatesThiscourseprovidesanintroductioninthecreationandapplicationofstylesandtemplatesinMicrosoftWord.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytocreatetemplatesandapplystylestotechnicalcontent.

Writing White PapersWritingawhitepaperrequiresacombinationoftechnicalknowledge,marketingsavvy,sensitivitytoaudience,abilitytorelatewithsubjectmatterexperts,andstrongwritingskills.Learntoidentifythepurposeandaudienceofawhitepaperaswellashowawhitepaperdiffersfromotherformsoftechnicalwriting.Studentsgainexperi-enceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytodevelopandpresentawhitepaper.