Online Courses
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Advanced Technical Writing
Course Code: DED235-A
School: Distance-Education.org
Description
This Advanced Technical Writing course online will give you the expertise and confidence to market yourself as a technical writer or simply to tackle more advanced assignments at work. Building on the skills you have acquired in the previous technical writing courses, this online course emphasizes audience analysis, document organization and design, supplements, visuals, and research techniques. The course consists of one proposal that will incorporate all stage of technical writing: planning, writing, designing, and revising.
Required Textbook - Pfeiffer, Keller, and Helba, Proposal Writing: The Art of Friendly and Winning Persuasion, 1st ed.
Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- analyze readers and/or situations to prepare for writing a proposal
- define the purpose of a proposal
- gather, record, and interpret data
- use content, design, and style guidelines to produce a more readable, concise document
- write and edit technical documentation
- write a winning proposal
Students will demonstrate their understanding of advanced technical writing by creating a proposal. The proposal will include research, supplemental materials, and graphics. The student will submit the proposal in stages for assessment and feedback. Students demonstrate mastery of advanced technical writing by achieving at least 80% on the final proposal.
Assessment
Your assignments will be assessed as follows:
- A (100 to 90)
- B (89 to 80)
- C (79 to 70)
- D (69 to 60)
- F (59 and below)