Advanced Certificate Course in Structured Writing for Technical Documentation
Contact Hours: 30 (an estimated time frame devoted to a course of study from start to finish that can vary from student to student)
The field of technical writing has come a long way from writing clearly and concisely using a keyboard into a new world of structured writing and content management. Documents are no longer written and published as individual entities within a documentation set but rather written as data segments for reuse on systems that automate processes for controlling and managing the segments.
Information is no longer published as a document solely for paper output, but for electronic access on PCs, cell phones, and other handheld devices. This means that the technical writer today must be familiar with the solutions that employ the features of structured writing for reuse, and the latest standard approaches for segmenting and storing information for output to multiple types of formats and access on different devices.
Students are encouraged to contact the instructor with any questions during the course of study.
They may also submit a draft copy of their assignments for critique and review before submitting the final copy.
This course can be completed in 6 weeks. The student will be given up to 2 months to complete.
Software (free trial software download available online). Instructor will provide details once the course of study has commenced.
The Fundamentals of Structured Writing for Technical Documentation course contains class materials and information about structured writing for technical documentation however, the Advanced Certificate Courses in Structured Writing for Technical Documentation provides you with an opportunity to use the information to create a documentation set. You will have contact with, assistance, and feedback from the instructor as you step through the assignments that help towards the goal of creating the documentation set using the DITA standard.
You will have the opportunity and guidance to include links, image maps, and relationship tables in your publications, along with attributes to create custom output. You will be able to use your documentation set as part of your professional portfolio for your technical writing pursuits.
There is no prerequisite for the Advanced class. The class materials and information in the Fundamentals course is contained within the Advanced class and is free with the purchase of the Advanced class.
FAQ
This Certificate Course must be completed within the specified time period noted at the time of enrollment. If additional time is needed, extension fees will apply. Upon successful completion of this course, you may apply for a paper-based certificate from one of our Accredited University Partners by writing to requestmycertificate@jeronline.com. Certificate fees may apply.
By the end of the course, you will:
Your progress and understanding of the lessons is assessed based on the instructor’s evaluation of your written assignments, quizzes, contribution to the discussion, and a final project.
Topic 1: Segmenting Data