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Technical Writing is an art of gathering, specifying and conveying information with utmost clarity. Industries of the 21st century, whether it is manufacturing, trading or service are abounding with mind-boggling technologies and technical innovations. This being the case, the availability of skilled people to interpret such technologies are very far and few in number. It is the technical writer, who can bridge the gap between technology and its interpretations.
Selling point
Enter the IT industry from any stream of education and be a Technical Writer. Get paid as much as an entry level software professional.
What is Technical Writing?
Technical writing is a meticulous process of gathering information and writing (in simple language) for a specific audience.
Who can be a Technical Writer?
A person with
- Strong communication and Interpersonal skills
- Good command over the English language
Who can be a Technical Writer?
- Comprehensive course material
- Training is geared towards helping you find a rewarding career in the IT industry
- Projects are done on real time application
- Help with writing your resume and placement
- Internship program to help you get the work place experience
Packages sold
1. TECHNICAL WRITING PACKAGE
- Technical Writing Concepts and application
2. AUTHORING TOOLS PACKAGE
- Microsoft Word
- Macromedia RoboHelp X5
- Adobe FrameMaker 7.0
- Adobe PhotoShop CS2
- SnagIt 8.0
Course Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction to Technical Writing
- Technical Writing
- Technical Communication
- Career Options
- Work Environment
- Types of Communication Platforms
Module 2: Fundamentals of Technical Writing Information Gathering
- Subject Matter Expert
- Source Documents
Audience Analysis
- Types of Audience
Exercises - Information gathering skills and audience analysis
Software Development Life Cycle
Exercises
Module 3: Various Communication Platforms
- User Manual/User Guide
- Reference Manual
- Release Notes
- Installation Guide
- Technical Reports
- Operation Manual
- Oral Presentation
- Proposals
- Online Help
- Exercise
Module 4: User manual in detail
- General Format of a User Manual
- Information Design
- Style Guide
- Maintaining User Perspective
- Developing an Outline
- Diagrammatic representation
- Content Writing
Module 5: Authoring and Screen Capturing Tools
- Types of authoring tools
- Authoring using Microsoft Word
- Screen capturing using SnagIt
- Project
Module 6: Reviewing and Editing
- Reviewing Techniques
- Editing Techniques
- Exercises
- Documentation planning, estimation, writing and publishing
Module 7: Resume Writing
- Resume Writing
- Covering Letter
- Work on your resume
Module 8: Online Help Authoring
- Macromedia RoboHelp X5
- Concepts, Features and exercises
- Project
Module 9: Help Authoring
- Adobe FrameMaker 7.0
- Concepts, Features and exercises
- Final Project
Module 10: Punctuation, Grammar and Style
- Punctuation - Hyphenation, comma, semicolon, colon
- Grammar ? Articles, Verbs, Voices and Tense
- Number Style, Capitalization
- Sentence Construction, Run-on Sentences, Sentence Fragments
- Common Grammar and Stylistic Errors
Course Duration
The duration of the Data Warehousing course is 120 Hours.
Contact us
For more information about this course write to queries@teknowledge.in or walk into our IT Training center located in Bangalore.
