Home The Course The Faculty The Schedule The Eligibility Registration Form Contact       • The Course • The Faculty • The Schedule • Eligibility • Registration Form • Contact The Course The purpose of the course is to introduce you to the skills and knowledge needed to pursue a career in technical writing. Delivered through a mix of theoretical and practical hands-on exercises, along with case studies and presentations, the course will enable you to develop pragmatic, career-oriented skills in technical writing methodologies and writing style. Our focus is on language and task orientation. Technical Writing Certification Program The program focuses on developing and honing skills to address technical writing for the software industry. Consider these trends projected by NASSCOM: Total IT-BPO industry to reach USD 71.7 billion accounting for 5.8% of India’s GDP; software and services revenues aggregated to about USD 60 billion Software and Services export revenues estimated to grow over 16- 17% to reach USD 47 billion Direct employment expected to reach nearly 2.23 million, an addition of 226,000 employees, while indirect job creation estimated at ~8 million

India’s fundamental advantages—abundant talent and cost are sustainable over the long term. With a young demographic profile and over 3.5 million graduates and postgraduates that are added annually to the talent base, no other country offers a similar mix and scale of human resources Seven Indian cities account for 95 per cent of export revenues, focus on developing 43 new locations to emerge as IT-BPO hubs Higher growth in European/Asian market In this context, the need for technical writers will only grow.   Program Outline     Introduction to Technical Writing -What can you expect from a career in technical writing - How it Evolved in India - Current Opportunities and Average Pay Scales -Programs Available in India -Objectives of this Program Basics of Communication Theory Introduction to Technical Communication -Definition of Technical Communication -The Need for Technical Communication -Avoid Litigation -Reduce Support Costs -Comply with Regulatory Norms Championing the User’s Cause Technical communication in various environments -Product - Services Structure and Content: Two Sides of the Same Coin -Content Outlines -Importance of Content Outlines -Approaches to Structuring Content - Evolving Content Outlines -Demystifying Research - Developing Bullet-Proof Copy - Different Strategies for Writing -Overcoming the Writer’s Block: Lessons from Journalism -Evolving Content Structures -Units of Composition -Sentence -Paragraph -Style and Tone -Mechanical Style -Literary Style Essential Graphics and Page Layout Skills -Unity -Contrast -Balance Technical Writing Tools and Trends -Tools -Adobe Suite of Products - Madcap Suite of Products - ArborText -AuthorIT -Current Trends -Unstructured -Structured -XML - DITA Web-Based Publishing -Web-Hosted Online Help - Wiki

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