87 hours total technical writing certificate...
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Technical WritingCertificate Program Overview
Register by phone at (425) 564-2263 or online at www.gotobcc.com
www.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting
Technical Writing Certificate Program
Small class size. Personalized attention. Practical instruction.
Find out more at www.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting
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
fo r m o r e i n fo r m At i o n :
• Getfullcourseandscheduleinformationatwww.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting• AttendafreeTechnicalWritingCertificateinformationsession.
Call(425)564-2263fordates• Questionsabouttheprogram?ContactBusinessandProfessionalPrograms
at(425)564-2549
Certificate requires a total of 110 course hours
Register by phone at (425) 564-2263 or online at www.gotobcc.com
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.
eLeC tiVes
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.
F o r c o m p l e t e c o u r s e a n d s c h e d u l e i n F o r m at i o n g o t o :
www.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting
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.