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
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