This six-week course covers the theoretical and practical
aspects of writing scientific reports and papers and focuses
on:
- Analyzing audience, purpose, and message content
- Writing abstracts, summaries, and table of contents
- Creating and using tables, charts, and graphs
- Using language appropriately (active/passive voice;
concrete versus abstract; expletives/pronouns)
- Writing to meet audience needs and use
- Using the IMRAD method (introduction, methods, results
and discussion) correctly
- Editing, proofing, and revising
- Preparing oral and conference presentations.
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In this four-week course, participants are introduced
to basic technical writing concepts, including
- What makes technical writing "technical"
- The importance of understanding audience and purpose
- Avoiding "noise" in the written document
- Using organization to your advantage
- Creating usable and accessible technical documents
- Making appropriate language choices
- Creating headings and subheadings
- Creating visual and verbal cues
- Making technical writing concise, coherent, readable,
and useable
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This course is designed for writers who are interested in honing their writing for publication skills. Unlike
our four-week technical writing class and our six-week scientific writing courses, this ten-week course
offers longer and more robust lectures, covers more topics, and allows writers a longer time to apply the
concepts discussed.
- Week 1: Developing a Rhetorical Strategy
- Week 2: Creating Useful Organizational Strategies
- Week 3: Using Language Effectively
- Week 4: Understanding How Readers Read
- Week 5: Writing the Components of Reports
- Week 6: Writing the Supplementary Components
- Week 7: Using Charts, Tables, and Graphs Effectively
- Week 8: Revising for Organization and Style
- Week 9: Creating Oral Presentations
- Week 10: Editing and Proofreading Strategies
What’s Included?
Each module includes a
- Voiced lecture
- Downloadable supplement
- Writing option
- Written feedback on writing submitted
What Does It Cost?
Cost for all ten modules: $799.00 per person, or choose five modules for $499.00 per person. Discounts
are available for five or more participants from the same organization or firm.
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This five week course is great for writers who would like to hone their overall writing skills and/or for those who first language is not English. As with all of our online courses, this course includes a
- Voiced lecture
- Downloadable supplement
- Weekly writing option
- Written feedback on submitted writing
Topics
- Module 1: Developing a Rhetorical Strategy
- Module 2: Developing Organizational Strategies/Supporting Ideas
- Module 3: Understanding How Readers Read
- Module 4: Writing Clearly and Concisely/Using Language Effectively
- Module 5: Constructing Useful Editing and Proofreading Strategies
What Does It Cost?
$499 per person; discounts are available for five or more participants.
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This seven-week week course discusses issues writers encounter in business writing: how to write for a particular audience; organizational strategies; how to use language effectively; how to write emails, business letters, and
reports; and editing and proofreading strategies. This course includes a
- Voiced lecture (30-45 minutes)
- Discussion and Examples supplement (pdf)
- Job/Writing Aid (pdf)
- Concepts explained/resources supplement (pdf)
- Weekly writing option
- Written feedback on submitted writing
Topics
- Module 1: Developing a Rhetorical Strategy
- Module 2: Organizational Strategies/Supporting Ideas
- Module 3: Effective Business Language Use
- Module 4: Writing Effective Emails
- Module 5: Writing Effective Business Letters
- Module 6: Writing Reports
- Module 7: Constructing Useful Editing and Proofreading Strategies
What Does It Cost?
$599 per person.
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