Post Graduate Diploma Course in Technical
Writing
This course is designed to suit people who are
already into Technical Writing and want to enhance or fine-tune their skills
and acquire a cutting edge over others. Those who have already completed the Diploma
Course in Technical Writing from KBuffer and those who are looking at Career
options as a Professional Technical Writer can also take this. In short, those
who have a mission and a vision in pursuit of Technical Writing career is
suggested this course.
PG Diploma in Technical Writing
Method
of Instruction:
· Direct
from our centre
· Online
through our Instructor-led Virtual Classroom
· Self-Paced
Learning through our Web Interface
· Blended
(A mix of the methods mentioned above)
Course Curriculum
Types
of Writing
·
Introduction to the Writing Process
·
Introduction to Technical Writing
·
DDLC
·
Types of Technical Writing
o Procedural
Writing
o Paragraph
Writing
o Report
Writing
o Writing
for Electronic Media
Microsoft
Manual of Style for Technical Publication
1. General
Topics
2. Content
Formatting and Layout
3. Global
Content
4. Content for
Software Developers
5. Web Content
6. Grammatical
Elements
7. Punctuation
8. List of
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Various Types of Documents Created by
Technical Writers
1. Proposal
2. User Guide
3. White Paper
4. Fact Sheets
Publishing
Concepts
1. Variable
Headers and Footers
2. Using Em Dash,
En Dash, and so on
3. Using White
Space
4. Color Theory
5. Font Theory
6. Printing
Basics
Advanced
Concepts of Technical Writing
·
Introduction to Structured Authoring
·
DITA – Theory and Practice
·
XML – taking documentation to next level
·
Different Manual of Stylesheets which explain usage
of appropriate Terminology, Tone, and Language
Tools
·
Advanced Microsoft Word
·
Adobe Technical Communication Suite which includes:
o Adobe
FrameMaker (including Structured Authoring)
o Adobe
RoboHelp
o Adobe
Captivate
o Adobe
Photoshop
o Adobe
Acrobat
·
Adobe InDesign
·
Microsoft Visio
·
Techsmith Snagit
Regular
Assignments
Two
Tests
Final
Exam
Project
The Author is working for KBufferIndia, one of the premier Institutes in the field of Technical Writing.
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