Posts Tagged ‘Education’
3 Reference Guides I Use Regularly for my Technical Documents
As a technical communicator, I rely on a few reference volumes to keep my technical writing as clean, compact, and correct as possible. Here is my list of three most-favored reference volumes to settle any documentation questions or disputes regarding style, usage, or terminology: 1) Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications, 3rd Edition Curiously…
Read MoreTECHNICAL BOOK REVIEW: “Survey of Technical Communication Landscape in India” by TWB
“Survey of Technical Communication Landscape in India, 1st Biennial Report (2011-12)” by The Writers Block (TWB), one of India’s outstanding technical communication training and outsourcing companies, is an authoritative reference volume that all technical communicators should read. Despite its cover price ($499 or 22,797 Rupee), this 158-page report succeeds in giving a detailed snapshot of…
Read MoreCorrelation is not Causality – Cell Phone Towers & Babies
Correlation is not causation This means that just because two things happen at the same time, it doesn’t mean that one caused the other. Correlation does not imply causation is a phrase used in statistics and social sciences to emphasize that a correlation between two variables does not necessarily mean that one causes the other.…
Read MoreSecrets of Good Communication – 5 Tips of Explaining Things More Effectively
Good communication is all about explain things well to others, isn’t it? Here is a wonderful little paper, available as a PDF download from TechRepublic, about 10 ways in which we can all improve the way we explains things to others. I really liked this list. My experience in life tells me that every item…
Read MoreMy Mom – The True Test of My Abilities as a Technical Communicator
As a technical communicator I’m sometimes stuck with situations that I can’t handle. Example… I have a smart mom. She is approaching 80 God bless her yet she is on the Internet. I really admire her tenacity and her lack of techno-phobia. Although she does not have a college degree, she did what millions of…
Read MoreShould You Use Text or Video in Your Posts & Publications?
We need to make a lot of choices every day. The familiar refrain of “paper or plastic?” represents one such mundane choice that we are faced with when we stop by at a supermarket for shopping. Another choice I’m faced with on a regular basis is “text or video” in sharing useful technical writing tips…
Read MoreTechnical Book Review: Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career
If you’re a parent with a high-school kid who is debating whether to become an engineer or not, say this to him or her: “Here, read this book first and then decide on whatever you want to be…” The book I’m referring to is STUDYING ENGINEERING: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career by Raymond…
Read MoreDuke University offers Technical Communication Certificate
Duke University needs no introduction. It’s one of the premiere learning institutions of the nation. Not only Duke has a great technical communication certificate program but it also turns out that one of our regular readers and contributors, Larry Kunz is on the Duke faculty teaching tech comm. Larry holds a Masters Certificate in Project…
Read MoreDeVry Calgary offers Business Admin BA with Technical Communication Specialization
If you live in Canada, here is another option to get a degree with emphasis on Technical Communication: DeVry University of Calgary is offering a Business Administration BA with Technical Communication Specialization. From the school’s web site: “With a growing demand for writers and editors in fields like law, medicine, science, and technology, technical communication…
Read MoreBoise State Univ. offers Certificates in Technical Communication
Boise State Univ. of Idaho offers: A B.A. in English with an emphasis in Technical Communication A Master’s Degree in Technical Communication An undergraduate- and graduate-level Certificate in Technical Communication. The program is not geared towards those who’d like to work in the industry as professional technical communicators but rather those “who anticipate that their…
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