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This program is offered in Seneca's flexible delivery format, with some courses delivered online. The optional work term is in-person or online. For courses offered in the flexible delivery format, professors use innovative learning spaces and technology to teach students in a classroom or lab and broadcast in real time to students attending remotely. In flexible courses, students have the choice of coming on campus or learning online.

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About the Program

This eight-month graduate certificate program offers practical experience for a career in technical, scientific, and computer-related communication. Today’s technical communicators are professionals who create technical content, develop user assistance, design websites, design and deliver corporate training, explain computers and technology to users, create multimedia materials, and develop support systems for consumer products.

You will learn technical writing and editing, graphic and web design, user experience, content strategy, and instructional design. Courses cover the skills necessary to adapt to emerging technologies and launch your career as a professional immediately upon completing the program. You will gain hands-on experience through optional work placement under an employer committed to helping you meet your learning goals.

Computer Requirements

This program has a bring your own device policy . All students will be required to have their own Windows-based laptop.

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Produce technical documents

Work Experience

Optional work term.

Students meeting all academic requirements may have the opportunity to complete an optional work term(s) in a formal work environment.  The work term(s) is similar in length to an academic semester and typically involves full-time work hours that may be paid or unpaid. In programs with limited work term opportunities, additional academic requirements and a passing grade on a communication assessment may be required for eligibility.  Eligibility for participation does not guarantee a work position will be secured. Additional fees are required for those participating in the optional work term stream regardless of success in securing a work position.

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Your Career

Graduates of the program can explore the following career options:

• Technical writer
• Information developer
• Technical editor
• Web content editor
• Documentation specialist
• Usability specialist
• Web designer
• Content strategist
• User experience (UX) writer
• Technical trainer
• Instructional designer
• Communications specialist
• Information designer

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Technical Writing Extension Certificate

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Technical writing involves writing about a specific subject that requires explanation, direction or instruction in publications such as reports, manuals and standard operating procedure guides.

Gain practical knowledge and experience to enhance your skill set in technical writing, whether you are looking to earn a credential for professional development or embark on a new career. Using technical information, create clear, concise, correct and cohesive communications in print and online for target audiences.

Combine the skills of effective communication with practical experience using the latest tools and technology. Explore common types of technical communication, such as manuals, guides and design specifications. Learn how you can apply a systematic approach to creating technical documents from complex information. Gain writing skills for a variety of formats and hone your writing process. Identify and apply appropriate styles of writing for specific technical communications purposes, such as reports, procedural manuals and online documents.

Develop intermediate skills to create professional-looking documents, including how to use features and templates to create and format documents with more complex layouts. Examine key components of structuring policies and procedures. Build your editing skills with hands-on exercises. Explore characteristics of digital media and how they relate to information and site architecture, and examine the steps to developing a robust site structure.

To be successful in this program, a Grade 12 level of proficiency in written and spoken English — and intermediate skills in Microsoft Word and Windows — are strongly recommended.

The Technical Writing program is a recognized member of the Society of Technical Communication (STC). Students! Learn more about STC events .

Highlights and benefits

Earn a recognized credential | Enhance your career prospects

Enhance your life | Develop your personal and professional skills

Real-world knowledge | Learn from experienced industry professionals

Gain hands-on experience | Demonstrate workplace competencies to potential employers

Online delivery | Enjoy the flexibility of online learning and complete this program from anywhere

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Course schedule

Course schedule by semester.

BL : Blended (Online & Classroom) CL : Classroom FT : Fast Track ON : Online IDS : Independent Study P : Practicum

It is strongly recommended that the first three courses are taken in the order indicated above. The remaining courses can be completed in any order.

This schedule is subject to change. Courses start on various dates within each semester. Fall schedule and registration is available in June; Winter schedule and registration is available in November; and Spring/Summer schedule and registration is available in March.

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8 Course(s)

• XTBW 10004 Foundations of Technical Communication
• XWOP 10011 MS Word for Tech Writers and Editors
• XTBW 10022 Creating Publications
• XTBW 10017 Preparing Policies and Procedures
• XTBW 10023 Editing for Technical Writers
• XTBW 10025 Information Architecture
• XTBW 10032 Project Management for Tech Writers
• XTBW 10033 Creating Training Manuals and User Guides

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This program qualifies for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant and other funding opportunities. Learn more .

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Certificate in Technical Writing

The certificate in Technical Writing will provide you with best practices for creating clear, compelling technical documents.  Our interactive online courses will help you build the specific skills you need to write for your particular readers in your work environment. 

What You Will Learn?

• Analyze your audience using three different methods
• Create a straightforward document structure for a brief document
• Describe technology so that readers can visualize it
• Develop a process for effectively editing your own writing
• Analyze your document stakeholders
• Develop a document persuasion strategy
• Create compelling recommendation reports
• Craft winning proposals

Who Should Take This Certificate?

• business analysts
• software engineers
• network administrators
• project managers
• anyone who uses writing to share technical information.

How Will You Benefit?

The Certificate in Technical Writing can help you

• communicate more clearly and easily with supervisors, clients, and colleagues
• gain control over grammar and punctuation so you can be confident that you’re expressing yourself correctly and clearly.

Course Fees & Scheduling

The fee for the certificate is $1,980 ($495 per course)

One Required Course:

• TWRT0012 Technical Writing Essentials

Electives (choose three):

• Grammar Tune-up
• Persuasive Writing
• Project Management Documents
• Writing Clear Technical Reports
• Writing Emails that Get Results

Certificate Requirements

The certificate is awarded after successful completion of four courses. There is a student evaluation at the end of each course. Each course includes a final assessment (such as a test or writing assignment) so you can demonstrate the progress you’ve made. All requirements must be met within four years.

Do you have prior learning or experience relevant to this certificate?

It may be possible to receive advanced standing in this certificate based on your prior learning from work or life experience. We provide two types of recognition of prior learning:

Prior Certified Learning: Assessment of prior coursework or training through a professional training provider, for the purpose of advanced standing. Examples of certified learning may include university or college coursework, military training, accredited certificates, workplace training programs, etc.

Prior Experiential Learning: Assessment of previous work and life learning that may be equivalent to learning outcomes of university courses/programs, for the purpose of advanced standing. Relevant prior learning may come from work or volunteer experience, participation on committees or boards, independent study, etc.

To discuss how to use your prior learning to apply for advanced standing, please contact [email protected] .

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The Technical Writer Ontario College Graduate Certificate program provides you with the skills and training needed for a career in technical communication. Throughout this one-year program, you create different types of workplace documents to help users enjoy all features of a product, service, or information. In particular, you learn to:... (read more)

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Twr2000 technical writing i.

Technical communicators must craft documents that inform, instruct and persuade. Students learn how to communicate technical information by profiling audiences and structuring documents to meet the needs of busy readers at work. In addition to communicating technical information in written form, students communicate orally through the delivery of presentations. Through writing assignments and activities, students develop their abilities to work individually and collaboratively.

TWR2009 Emerging Trends in Technical Communication

Significant changes in the workplace are the result of new and advanced technologies. Students are introduced to emerging trends in the field of technical communication, and are shown possible career options in a number of different sectors of local industry.

TWR2010 Designing VIsual Information

Technical communicators must ensure that written content is supported by visual elements. Students learn the principles of designing effective visual information including the textual, spatial and graphic elements that support the rhetorical situation. Through analysis and assignments, students learn to maximize communication impact through the assessment and redesign of online and print elements.

TWR2014 Information Planning and Management

Content is generated by organizations to support their products, services and processes. Students take a unified content strategy approach as they produce project plans, content specifications, estimates, and proposals. Through their involvement in collaborative projects, students practise skills in planning, designing, managing, and controlling online and print content, with an emphasis on their relationship to other team members in information development.

TWR2017 Editing I

Technical communicators often act as editors. Students formalize their abilities to edit written work at the copyediting and proofreading levels in a variety of media. Students develop an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of an editor. Emphasis is on reviewing and applying the basic rules of grammar, mechanics, spelling, punctuation and usage to passages and documents for improvements in clarity, conciseness and precision.

Co-requisites: TWR2000

TWR2003 Online Help Authoring

Technical communicators must be proficient at creating online help systems. Students are provided with a strong foundation with a leading help authoring tool that can publish content to multiple channels. Through guided learning and laboratory activities, students learn how to improve the quality, visual appeal, presentation and functionality of help systems.

Pre-requisites: TWR2000 AND TWR2010

TWR2004 Technical Writing II

Technical communicators must get information from subject matter experts and translate their knowledge into useable documentation. Students research a product, information or service in order to refine their communication skills. Through collaboration with clients, users, experts and/or other group members, students develop task-oriented documents.

TWR2011 Usability and Ux

User experience (UX) plays a critical role in making our physical and digital lives frictionless and enjoyable. Students integrate principles of information architecture, content strategy, and visual design with components of usability and interaction design to understand UX design fundamentals. Through task analysis, user interface prototype design, and website usability analysis, students learn to characterize, describe and improve UX.

TWR2012 Web-Based Tools and Technologies

Technical communicators must be aware of the latest tools in order to be effective in the workplace. Students learn current tools and technologies used in industry to create web-based content. Through assigned readings, projects, and computer-based instruction, students design and edit websites, produce social media content, create screencast videos, and develop coding skills.

Pre-requisites: TWR2000 AND TWR2019

TWR2018 Editing II

Advanced editing skills are required by technical communicators. Students enhance their abilities to edit written work at the copyediting and comprehensive levels in a variety of media. Through the use of assigned readings, exercises and collaborative assignments, they refine their abilities to apply advanced rules of grammar and usage, style and organization to documents, such as technical reports for improvements in clarity, conciseness, precision, correctness, accuracy and readability.

Pre-requisites: TWR2000 AND TWR2017

TWR2201 Instructional Design and the Technical Communicator

The job of a technical communicator often involves creating training materials. Students learn how to analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate instructional material that can be used to train adult learners. Through a variety of learning activities, students learn to conduct training sessions, embrace emerging technologies and build a career portfolio.

Pre-requisites: TWR2009

WKT2000 Project

Students participate in an unpaid work placement after they have completed their course work. This opportunity allows them to apply their skills to actual writing projects in an on-the-job setting.

Pre-requisites: TWR2000 AND TWR2003 AND TWR2004 AND TWR2009 AND TWR2010 AND TWR2011 AND TWR2012 AND TWR2014 AND TWR2017 AND TWR2018 AND TWR2019 AND TWR2201

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Apply your writing and editing skills to a successful career in the growing technical communication field. Our online certificate program will provide you with the tools and techniques you need to translate complex information into easily understood documents, following professional standards.

Courses:  11 Format:  Part-time Location:  Online Next info session: Tue, 9 Jan 2024 12:00 PM PST RSVP

Program eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant

Why this program?

• Gain the core competencies identified by the Society for Technical Communication
• Learn from established technical communicators working in the field
• Take fully online courses on a flexible schedule
• Start with individual courses and apply to the program at any time
• Graduate with a certificate that confers SFU alumni status along with its  benefits

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2–5 years (from start date of first course) To graduate, complete all courses with a minimum average grade of B- (70%).

Course duration

4–12 weeks (12–20 instructional hours)

Course work

6–10 hours/week

Self-paced within set deadlines

Required courses in recommended order (but take in any order, except TCOM410, which should be completed last):

• Introduction to Technical Communication   (TCOM110)
• Technical Writing and Editing   (TCOM120)
• Research, Analysis and Information Design   (TCOM210)
• Design and Production of Technical Publications   (TCOM220)
• Indexing: An Essential Art and Science   (TCOM230)
• Microsoft Word for Technical Writers: Advanced   (TCOM240)
• Fundamentals of Creating Online Documents   (TCOM260)
• Tools for Technical Communicators   (TCOM270)
• Technical Writing: Advanced Workshop   (TCOM310)
• Documentation Project Management   (TCOM320)
• Final Project: Technical Communication Guided Practicum   (TCOM410)

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$475–$630/course, not including textbooks $75 program application fee

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• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Mature students who do not meet this requirement may qualify with at least 5 years of appropriate experience
• Advanced   English Language Requirements

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Our Program This one-year Ontario College Graduate Certificate program prepares students for careers as technical communicators. Students learn to create a variety of documents found in the workplace such as proposals, white papers, user guides, training material, and instruction sets.

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Technical writing basics, learn how to produce strong project deliverables and build business-writing skills that matter most., build the business-writing skills that matter most for environmental professionals..

When you write, you must first collect data and ideas and put them together in a report or other document that is comprehensive and easy for your readers to understand.

This course is intended to help you develop your ability to write efficiently and with confidence. You will learn how to produce strong project deliverables and build business-writing skills that matter most for Environmental Professionals.

This course is ideal for Environmental Professionals who support the development of stakeholders’ reports, contracts, or communications.

To further develop your technical writing skills and support the course content, you will hear from experts, work through activities and knowledge checks, complete quizzes, and be provided with a glossary and additional resources to further support your learning.

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• Create documents that are easy for your target audience to read and understand
• Apply techniques for tackling common writing tasks and common writing problems
• Gain experience working with the kinds of documents produced in the environmental field

This online technical writing course covers five key topics for Environmental Professionals and uses engaging videos and practical examples from Environmental Industry Experts.

• Using Effective Language In Your Writing
• Environmental Impact Assessments
• Select the Right Content and Format
• Technical Reports

Once you’ve completed the five topics, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that you can print.

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Once you have purchased the course, you will have six months of access to complete the course.

What is the course format?

This is an online, self-directed course. You’ll learn practical skills through expert videos, real-life scenarios, workbooks, and more.

How will I be recognized once I’ve completed the course?

You will receive a formal Certificate of Completion that you can print off, once you have completed all of the required course topics. This course also counts towards professional development credits for EP Certification.

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All of your learning materials are included, so you don’t need to buy anything extra.

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It will take up to five hours to complete the course. You choose the pace and order that you want to complete the course topics.

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Dietrich college of humanities and social sciences, technical writing program, the technical writing program is a subspecialty of professional writing, focused on the skills for making complex, technical information accessible and navigable to both users and stakeholders..

The Technical Writing Program is a strong fit for students with dual interests in writing and STEM fields, or who wish to strengthen a primary major in STEM with the communication skills expected of team members and managers.

As English’s only Bachelor of Science degree, the major blends coursework in writing, document design, and user experience methods with additional work in computer science, mathematics, and statistics. Students specialize further through elective courses and professional experiences, earning a concentration in either science and medical communication, or technical communication.

Technical writers are sought after for their plain language and user experience research skills by software companies, instructional design firms, hospitals and insurers, and in engineering and federal government positions.

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Wilson (Class of 2021) majored in Technical Writing in the Department of English. He also graduated with an additional major in German Studies.

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Style. It really teaches you the tools for writing clearly and communicating your ideas effectively.

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Yes, ChatGPT can help with your college admissions essay. Here's what you need to do to stay within the rules.

• Students who use tools like ChatGPT to write their college essays need to walk a fine line.
• Colleges will likely penalize students who submit completely AI-generated applications.
• Using AI to edit or draft the essays may be acceptable though, a tutoring company founder says.

The education sector has had a rough ride with generative AI.

After the release of ChatGPT, some colleges and schools were quick to put a blanket ban on the bot when students began using it to write their essays. Professors and teachers were left with the difficult task of navigating the new concept of AI plagiarism.

Now, several colleges have changed their tune and are encouraging students and staff to use generative AI as a tool — as long as they don't use it to cheat. However, the guidance is still pretty vague, especially when it comes to admissions and college essays.

"The landscape is shifting, but colleges are not unified in their approach to GPT," Adam Nguyen, founder of tutoring company Ivy Link , told Insider. "If you look across the landscape of college admissions, especially elite college admissions, there are no clear rules on whether you could use GPT or not."

In February, I tested the chatbot's ability to write college application essays . The results were relatively successful , with two private admissions tutors agreeing the essays definitely passed for ones written by a real student and probably would have had a shot at most colleges, but probably not the most selective institutions.

There are telltale signs when an entire essay is AI-generated, Nguyen said. For example, there tends to be a lot of repetition, and the essays are generally mediocre.

"If an essay is clearly written by AI, I think they will penalize the student and that application," Nguyen said.

While it's clear students should be writing their own work, it's less clear if students are allowed to use the tech to help them draft or edit essays.

As colleges grudgingly accept that AI is not going anyway, Nguyen said there's a fine line for students to walk.

"If you fill in the details, restructure the essay, and provide the specific language and sentences, that will make the essay your own," he said. "I think many colleges would be fine with that."

He continued, "I would suggest not using it as a default. If you're really stuck, you could use it to start." He suggested that, as a general rule, at least 80% of the essays needed to be edited and changed to be on the safe side.

"If an essay's really good, it won't raise any suspicion, and I don't think most colleges will care that you use GPT to start, as long as they can't tell either," he added.

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UW School of Pharmacy Launches Health Technology Assessment Certificate Program

Institutional Communications Bureau of Mines Building, Room 137 Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: (307) 766-2929 Email:   [email protected]

Published November 03, 2023

The University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy in the College of Health Sciences has launched a new certificate program aimed at providing practicing pharmacists, other health professionals and health information technology personnel in other related fields advanced training in health technology assessment.

The certificate program, titled “A New Start in Health Technology Assessment,” is delivered completely online, offers 20.5 contact hours and allows those enrolled to proceed at their own pace. There also are two group sessions presented on Zoom when participants can compare progress and engage in learning discussions.

One of the challenges facing the modern pharmacy industry is the need for additional training of pharmacy professionals who will then have the capability and ability to apply standardized scientific assessments of medications, cost evaluations and even measurements for successful marketing efforts. UW’s School of Pharmacy is a fully accredited Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education provider of continuing professional education.

Pharmacy professions that will benefit from this new certificate program include pharmacists interested in applying health technology assessment to medications; industry managers and other employees in areas of economics, measurement and clinical trials; those in areas related to mediation discovery, assessment and marketing; people in pharmacy education areas; and health economists.

Elliott Sogol, director of postgraduate and continuing education in the School of Pharmacy, says the new program will give those who complete the training a “new lens” to look more clearly at standards for product assessments and applied physical and social sciences such as education, psychology and economics.

“We are excited to offer our first certificate program and look forward to the feedback we receive from participants,” Sogol says. “Their feedback will help us in developing additional certificate programs in the future.”

In addition to the two online group sessions, the new certificate program is presented in three parts: required evidentiary standards for product and therapy assessment; the failure of approximate modeled information for therapy decisions; and formulary submission value claims and protocols for a new start in product evaluation. Each part is broken up into several modules.

Enrollment is now open for the first class of attendees, with the program officially available today (Friday). For more information and to enroll, visit https://pharmacyshare.catalog.instructure.com/courses/certificate-program---a-new-start-in-health-technology .

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With more than 1,600 undergraduate, graduate and professional students, the college is dedicated to training the health and wellness workforce of Wyoming and conducting high-quality research and community engagement, with a particular focus on rural and frontier populations.