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Berkeley Global
Build on the skills you developed in Technical Communication I JOURN X465, and hone your ability to define a document's audience and purpose to present the information in an optimal form. Improve your technical writing style and technique while creating writing samples that include a variety of document types for both print and online presentation. Review technical communication tools and technology, as well as current Web content and formatting languages.
Prerequisites:
Technical Communication I JOURN X465 or equivalent
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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Summer enrollment opens on March 20!