Faculty and Staff

This course focuses on the development of documentation for international audiences. Students will learn to address the challenges of communicating across cultures; they will learn to prepare documentation for translation and to create visuals for global audiences. Upon completion of the course students will have gained valuable skills, experience, and knowledge. The course objectives are:

·         To develop an understanding of the challenges of international technical communication and learn key strategies to address those challenges

·         To learn theories of intercultural communication and to understand their application in the workplace

·         To learn to write for international audiences

·         To learn to create visuals for international audiences

·         To design and produce a documentation project

·         To learn to prepare documentation for translation

·         To develop project management skills

·         To meet the challenges of working as part of a team

Visual Technical Communication focuses on the analysis, creation, and editing of graphics in technical documents. By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• Build your confidence reading and analyzing, from both a content and design perspective, the visual information included in complex technical and scientific documents.
• Critique existing tables and figures with a focus on theoretical or ethical issues in visual information design that may inhibit the reader’s comprehension of information or may present that information in intentionally deceptive ways.
• Work with datasets to present information clearly and concisely, identifying the desired visual narrative and highlighting pertinent supporting information for the intended audience.
• Learn to use design software and create tables and figures that are both usable and visually pleasing.

This course focuses on the theory and practice of technical document design, including style, format, and layout. Students can also expect to explore issues of accessibility and usability, and will apply skills they learn to practical design projects created for an outside client of their choosing.

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

·         Identify and critique basic principles of page design, layout, typography, and graphics.

·         Apply various design principles according to the document type and rhetorical situation.

·         Schedule and plan collaborative design projects according to the best practices of project management using current project management tools.

·         Recognize the different considerations for print and digital design.

·         Understand and utilize company branding and style to create documents with the appropriate tone.

This course focuses on the development of documentation for international audiences. Students will learn to address the challenges of communicating across cultures; they will learn to prepare documentation for translation and to create visuals for global audiences. Upon completion of the course students will have gained valuable skills, experience, and knowledge. The course objectives are:

·         To develop an understanding of the challenges of international technical communication and learn key strategies to address those challenges

·         To learn theories of intercultural communication and to understand their application in the workplace

·         To learn to write for international audiences

·         To learn to create visuals for international audiences

·         To design and produce a documentation project

·         To learn to prepare documentation for translation

·         To develop project management skills

·         To meet the challenges of working as part of a team