Technical Writing Certificate Program Overview Register by phone at (425) 564-2263 or online at www.gotobcc.com www.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting Technical Writing Certificate Program Small class size. Personalized attention. Practical instruction. Find out more at www.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting ATTEND A FREE INFORMATION SESSION Meet with faculty for an overview of the program, how it fits with your career plans, and steps for getting started. Bellevue College reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race or ethnicity, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation including gender identity or expression, age, marital or family status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran. Please visit www.bellevuecollege.edu/equal.asp. PS 7-11 Learn your skills from technical writing professionals. • Curriculum provides work-relevant skills in demand by employers today • Hands-on courses taught by industry professionals • Small class size and personalized attention The Bellevue College Technical Writing Program is practical, interactive, and above all, directly transferable to the workplace. Designed with the working professional in mind, our flexible schedule allows you to complete the program at your own pace, taking as few as one or two classes a week. Technical Writing Certificate Program Overview REQUIRED COURSES 87 hours total Fundamentals of Technical Writing 15 hours Fundamentals of Document Design 15 hours Professional Editing I 15 hours Usability Workshop 9 hours Creating Style Guides 6 hours Developing Web Content 15 hours Technical Writing Certificate Capstone 12 hours ELECTIVES 23 hours total Authoring Help 15 hours Fundamentals of Marketing Communication 15 hours Process Flowchart Documentation 7.5 hours Introduction to Blogging 6 hours Professional Proofreading 6 hours Word Styles and Templates 6 hours Writing White Papers 15 hours FOR MORE INFORMATION: • Get full course and schedule information at www.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting • Attend a free Technical Writing Certificate information session. Call (425) 564-2263 for dates • Questions about the program? Contact Business and Professional Programs at (425) 564-2549 Certificate requires a total of 110 course hours Register by phone at (425) 564-2263 or online at www.gotobcc.com
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Technical WritingCertificate Program Overview
Register by phone at (425) 564-2263 or online at www.gotobcc.com
www.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting
Technical Writing Certificate Program
Small class size. Personalized attention. Practical instruction.
Find out more at www.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting
At t e n d A fr e e i n fo r m At i o n s e ss i o nMeet with faculty for an overview of the program, how it fits with your career plans, and steps for getting started.
Bellevue College reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race or ethnicity, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation including gender identity or expression, age, marital or family status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran. Please visit www.bellevuecollege.edu/equal.asp.
PS 7-11
Learn your skills from technical writing professionals.• Curriculumprovideswork-relevantskillsindemandbyemployerstoday• Hands-oncoursestaughtbyindustryprofessionals• Smallclasssizeandpersonalizedattention
Register by phone at (425) 564-2263 or online at www.gotobcc.com
required Courses
Fundamentals of Technical WritingDesignedforbothaspiringandexperiencedtechnicalwritersandeditors,thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothecriticalelementsoftechnicalwriting,includingaudience,projectdesign,editing,problemsolving,andeffectiveuseoflanguageandgraphics.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingcollaborativelytodevelopaninstructionaldocument.
Fundamentals of Document DesignDesignedforbothaspiringandexperiencedtechnicalwritersandeditors,thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothebasicelementsofdocumentdesign,includinglayout,color,andtypographyforprintdocumentation.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytodevelopausermanual.
Professional Editing IProducingclearlywrittenmaterialsthatarefreefromerrorsisabigchallenge.Theeditorhastobeawareofusagestandards,spotlayoutinconsistencies,andimprovetextwithoutsteppingontheauthor’sego.Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontothebasiclevelsofeditingincludingdevelopmental,substantive,andcopyediting.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytoeditatechnicaldocumentateachlevelandproduceafinishedcopy.
Developing Web ContentWhatkeepsreadersonawebpage?Whatfrustrationscausethemtoleave?Learnthevariouselementsthatmakewebwritingdifferentfromwritingforprintpublication.Discoverhowtoorganizewebcontent,includingtextandillustrations,tomeettheneedsofreaders.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingcol-laborativelytodevelopacontentplanforawebsite.
Fundamentals of Marketing CommunicationCarefullycraftedmarketingmaterialsarecriticaltosalessuccess.Thiscoursepresentstheprinciplesneededtodevelopeffectivemarketingmaterials.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingtoindividuallydevelopfourmarketingcommunicationdeliverablesforasingleproduct,includingasinglesourcedocu-ment,asalesletter,apressrelease,andanewsletterarticle.
Process Flowchart DocumentationComplexbusinessprocessesarechallengingtopresentinaclearandlogicalformatwithintechnicalcommunica-tions.LearnhowtoapplythebasicprinciplesofIntegratedFlowchartDocumentation(IFD)-asystematicmethodfordescribingcomplexbusinessprocessesinamodularized,graphicdocumentformat.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingtoindividuallydocumentabusinessprocedureusingnarrative,flow-charts,tables,checklists,andlogs.
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www.gotobcc.com/ce/techwriting
Introduction to BloggingBlogginghasemergedasapopularandwide-reachingtoolforprofessionalcommunication.Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontobloggingeffectivelyinaprofessionalcontext;includingtheestablishmentofgoals,theproperuseofstyleandtoneinblogentries,thetoolsandmechanicsofblogs,considerationofethicalissues,andoveralltipsforsuccess.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytosetupablog,writecontent,andmeasureblogsuccess.
Professional ProofreadingCarefulproofreadingcanpreventembarrassing,costlymistakes.Learnthebasicsofproofreadingincludingproofreadingstrategies,standardproofreadingmarks,andthebasicrulesofgrammar,punctuation,spelling,capitalization,andnumbers.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytoproofreadandcorrectvarioustechnicalcommunications.
Word Styles and TemplatesThiscourseprovidesanintroductioninthecreationandapplicationofstylesandtemplatesinMicrosoftWord.Studentsgainexperienceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytocreatetemplatesandapplystylestotechnicalcontent.
Writing White PapersWritingawhitepaperrequiresacombinationoftechnicalknowledge,marketingsavvy,sensitivitytoaudience,abilitytorelatewithsubjectmatterexperts,andstrongwritingskills.Learntoidentifythepurposeandaudienceofawhitepaperaswellashowawhitepaperdiffersfromotherformsoftechnicalwriting.Studentsgainexperi-enceandperformancefeedbackwhileworkingindividuallytodevelopandpresentawhitepaper.