Document Design and Usability
Technical Documentation
Training
Provided by Online Training Directory
Learn how to make your technical documentation usable, user friendly, and to user-specifications.
Learn how to successfully integrate text and graphics to effectively present complex technical information for delivery through conventional, paper-based documents as well as electronic media including web pages. Beginning with principles of good document design, this course covers situation and audience analysis, document planning, page layout, formatting, revising, and online authoring. The book for this course is listed below.Course Book
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Document Design and Usability
Outcomes
The instructor will review all quizzes and documents and will provide feedback.
Assessment
The student will produce at least three documents, which will be reviewed by the instructor. There will also be online and textual reading, as well as weekly quizzes based on the text. The text used for this course is Writing Software Documentation by Thomas T. Barker. ISBN 0-205-19576-8. Price $49.95. Additional reading from Internet articles will also be included.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Introduction, Language Usage and Getting Started This module provides an overview of the course, as well as tips for writing effective user documentation.
Introduction, Language Usage and Getting Started This module provides an overview of the course, as well as tips for writing effective user documentation.
Document Design and Layout This module provides details on effective and user-friendly document design, including the use of graphics and screen shots. From this module alone, you will learn the secret to writing a technical manual that can be easily used again and again.
Document Design and Layout This module provides details on effective and user-friendly document design, including the use of graphics and screen shots. From this module alone, you will learn the secret to writing a technical manual that can be easily used again and again.
Writing a Tutorial This module provides details on how to write a tutorial, the different types of tutorials, and how to produce one that fits your user''s exact needs.
Writing a Tutorial This module provides details on how to write a tutorial, the different types of tutorials, and how to produce one that fits your user''s exact needs.
Contact Hours: 24
The instructor will review all quizzes and documents and will provide feedback.
Assessment
The student will produce at least three documents, which will be reviewed by the instructor. There will also be online and textual reading, as well as weekly quizzes based on the text. The text used for this course is Writing Software Documentation by Thomas T. Barker. ISBN 0-205-19576-8. Price $49.95. Additional reading from Internet articles will also be included.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Introduction, Language Usage and Getting Started This module provides an overview of the course, as well as tips for writing effective user documentation.
Introduction, Language Usage and Getting Started This module provides an overview of the course, as well as tips for writing effective user documentation.
Document Design and Layout This module provides details on effective and user-friendly document design, including the use of graphics and screen shots. From this module alone, you will learn the secret to writing a technical manual that can be easily used again and again.
Document Design and Layout This module provides details on effective and user-friendly document design, including the use of graphics and screen shots. From this module alone, you will learn the secret to writing a technical manual that can be easily used again and again.
Writing a Tutorial This module provides details on how to write a tutorial, the different types of tutorials, and how to produce one that fits your user''s exact needs.
Writing a Tutorial This module provides details on how to write a tutorial, the different types of tutorials, and how to produce one that fits your user''s exact needs.
Contact Hours: 24
About The Training Provider: Online Training Directory
Online Training Directory - Workforce and Continuing Ed online courses are offered at basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Going beyond basic training provides a deeper and more educationally rewarding learning experience, especially for students who wish to advance careers or initiate new ones. For the general lifelong learner we continue to offer "fun to learn" single, stand-alone courses.
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