Free Online Course offered by Alison: Technical Writing Essentials

Alison education platform is offering a free online course on the theme of technical writing essentials.

Course background:

This free online course, Technical Writing Essentials, introduces the key elements of professional style, document design, oral presentation, and research skills needed to design productive workplace documents and presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences. Start the course today and learn how to improve your technical writing skills.

Course duration:

2-3 hours.

Course modules:

• Basics of Technical Communication:

1. Basics of Technical Communication - Learning Outcomes   
2. What is Technical Communication?
3. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation
4. Writing Processes
5. Basics of Technical Communication - Lesson Summary

• Professional Style:

1. Professional Style - Learning Outcomes
2. Professional Style
3. Communicating with Precision
4. Writing To Persuade
5. Professional Style - Lesson Summary

• Document Design:

1. Document Design - Learning Outcomes
2. Document Design
3. Headings
4. Figures and Tables
5. Style Tips: Revising to Enhance Readability
6. Document Design - Lesson Summary

• Research Methods:

1. Research Methods - Learning Outcomes
2. Research Terminology
3. Defining the Scope of a Project
4. Presenting Research in a Lab Report
5. Research Methods - Lesson Summary

• Common Document Types - Part One:

1. Common Document Types - Part One: Learning Outcomes
2. Correspondence: Text Messages, Emails, Memos, and Letters
3. Technical Descriptions and Definitions
4. Writing Instructions
5. Oral and Visual Presentations
6. Common Document Types - Part One: Lesson Summary

• Common Document Types - Part Two:

1. Common Document Types - Part Two: Learning Outcomes
2. Proposals
3. Progress Reports
4. Long Reports - Recommendation Reports and Feasibility Studies
5. Common Document Types - Part Two: Lesson Summary

• Course assessment:

1. Technical Writing Essentials - Course Assessment.

Course objectives:

Having completed this course learners will be able to:

1. Define what technical writing is, why it is important, and what it looks like
2. Recognize the main conventions and characteristics of technical writing
3. Identify how to use rhetoric appeals in a professional context and avoid logical fallacies
4. Recognize how to effectively integrate headings, figures and tables, and lists in written communications
5. Define basic terms related to conducting and disseminating various types of research
6. Outline how to determine the reliability, authority, and relevance of research sources in a professional context
7. Identify the most common types of documents used in technical communications
8. Outline how to create technical descriptions and write instruction manuals
9. Recognize how to create the appropriate format, structure and content for different types of professional documents

Course costs:

All Alison courses are free to enroll, study and complete. To successfully complete this Certificate course and become an Alison Graduate, learners need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once they have completed this Certificate course, they have the option to acquire an official Certificate, which is a great way to share their achievement with the world. Alison Certificate is:

1. Ideal for sharing with potential employers - include it in CVs, professional social media profiles and job applications.
2. An indication of learner’s commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieving high results.
3. An incentive for learners to continue empowering themselves through lifelong learning.

Alison offers 3 types of Certificates for completed Certificate courses:

1. Digital Certificate- a downloadable Certificate in PDF format, immediately available to learners when they complete their purchase.
2. Certificate- a physical version of officially branded and security-marked Certificate, posted to learners with FREE shipping.
3. Framed Certificate- a physical version of officially branded and security-marked Certificate in a stylish frame, posted to learners with FREE shipping.

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