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Technical Communication II

JOURN X466

41379
Delivery Options Online
Sections available for enrollment

Whether you’re a novice technical communicator looking to level up your data visualization skills, a writer seeking practical experience to help you break into a technical role or a seasoned technical writer hoping to develop skills to incorporate AI into your workflow more effectively, Technical Communication II can help you reach your learning goals.

Your instructor will take you through a guided exploration of the tools and technologies technical communicators use to develop their data visualization skills, and you gain valuable experience writing and editing white papers, proposals and recommendation reports. You also learn how to translate technical jargon into accessible plain language, conduct research using industry standards and sources, and collaborate with teams to produce detail-oriented technical documentation and hone your leadership and project management skills.

Receive a crash course in copyediting, technical editing and research for technical communicators, so you’ll know how to identify problem areas in your work and correct them using the right style manual, technologies and sources. These real-world competencies are invaluable for working technical communicators and writers hoping to break into a technical role.

Prerequisites:

Basic computer literacy, word processing skills and good writing skills, including knowledge of correct grammar, usage and punctuation.

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Write in the advanced technical writing style in plain language.
  • Write collaboratively in the workplace.
  • Work with numbers, symbols and mathematics in technical writing.
  • Use the fundamental design principles and elements of graphic display.
  • Use online data visualization design programs such as Tableau and Lucidchart.
  • Conduct online secondary research for gathering industry information, based on current information-science best practices.
  • Produce a two-document writing portfolio—industry overview; then either a white paper, formal proposal or report—based on a self-selected course project.
  • Demonstrate basic skills in technical editing while gaining a broader understanding of the technical editor’s role in the publication process.
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Sections

Section 033

Sep 08 to Dec 01

Type: Online, Fixed Date

Instructor:

  • Sara Faradji

Cost: $945.00

See section 033 Details

Type Online, Fixed Date

Dates

Sep 08, 2026 to Dec 01, 2026

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

2 semester units

Section Notes

This Fixed Date Online course runs from September 8 to December 1.

Fixed-Date Online courses have specific start and end dates. Students will receive access to the course in Canvas on the course start date. Course information will be emailed to enrolled students and posted to the announcements page in Canvas.

Section Materials

  • Textbook

    (Mandatory)

    The Oxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts

    © 2013 Oxford University Press 4th edition ISBN ISBN-10: 0199669171 ISBN-13: 978-0199669172
  • Textbook

    (Mandatory)

    Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten by Stephen Few

    © 2012 Analytics Press 2nd edition ISBN ISBN-10: 0970601972 ISBN-13: 978-0970601971
  • Textbook

    (Mandatory)

    Technical Communication by Mike Markel, Stuart A. Selber

    © 2025 Bedford/St. Martin's 14th edition ISBN-13:ISBN: 978-1319414252
  • Textbook

    (Mandatory)

    The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications by Amy Einsohn, Marilyn Schwartz

    © 2019 University of California Press 4th edition ISBN ISBN-10: 0520286723 ISBN-13: 978-0520286726
  • Textbook

    (Mandatory)

    The Copyeditor's Workbook: Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment by Erika Buky, Marilyn Schwartz, Amy Einsohn

    © 2019 University of California Press 1st edition ISBN ISBN-10: 0520294351 ISBN-13: 978-0520294356

Fall 2026 enrollment opens on June 15!

Notes

Departmental contact: email extension-letters@berkeley.edu

Instructional Types

Live Online
Live Online courses provide an interactive learning experience with scheduled synchronous online sessions held via Zoom video conferencing (Pacific Time). Learn more about the Live Online format.
Online, Start Anytime
Continuous enrollment course begins when you enroll. You have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete the course.
Online, Fixed Date
Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.
Classroom
Take classes in-person at one of our buildings or partner locations.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

All of our courses are taught in English. If English is not your first language, please use the following test scores as guides in order to be successful:

  • TOEFL: 90
  • IELTS Academic Format: 7
  • DAAD: C1
  • TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70
  • Duolingo: 125

Note: You do not need to submit test scores.

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Sara Faradji

Sara Faradji, PhD teaches Technical Communication courses at UC Berkeley Extension, and she is also a current Faculty Fellow within the University of Maryland’s Department of English. She earned her PhD in English from the University of Maryland, as well as her M.A. in Cultural Studies and B.A. in Global Studies from Carnegie Mellon University. Outside of teaching, Sara 4 years of experience in managing technical writing programs at companies specializing in cybersecurity and AI technologies. She partners with industry experts to produce technical user guides, reports, blog posts, UI/UX copy, and more. Her objective is to help emerging and established technical leaders to build their brand while aligning their technical writing with business strategies.

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