Technical Communication II

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• Online course: Internet access required
• Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
• $550 (EDP 877803) Proctored final exam

John Tabor, B.A., is a writing and editing consultant in Torrance, Calif.

Textbook(s) for this course: How to Communicate Technical Information: A Handbook of Software and Hardware Documentation
Author: Jonathan Price and Henry Korman
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Publication Year: 1993
ISBN: 0805368299

AND The Non-Designer's Design Book
Author: Robin Williams
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Edition: 3rd
Publication Year: 2008
ISBN: 0321534042

San Francisco, Thurs. March 28, 6:30 pm, 10 meetings

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• 10 meetings
• March 28 to May 30: Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm
• San Francisco: Room 815B, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
• $595 (EDP 166074)

Instructor approval pending:Louise Galindo, B.A., is currently senior technical editor at Vmware Inc. She has more than 20 years of experience as a technical editor and writer, working mainly as a consultant. Her clients have included Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, Avid Technology, Broderbund, FrameMaker, Global Village, Symantec and Sun Microsystems. She has won awards from the Society for Technical Communication for two books she produced.

Textbook(s) for this course: Please check back for textbook and reader information. For immediate assistance, contact the academic department.

X466 (2 semester units in Journalism)

A requirement in the Professional Sequence in Technical Communication

Build on the skills you developed in Technical Communication I X465, and hone your ability to define a document’s audience and purpose to present the information in an optimal form. Improve your technical writing style and technique while creating writing samples that include a variety of document types for both print and online presentation. Review technical communication tools and technology, as well as current Web content and formatting languages.

Prerequisite: Technical Communication I X465 (or the online course Technical Writing X412), or equivalent

Future-Term Courses and Enrollments

Courses are offered three terms per year: spring, summer, fall. Information about upcoming courses is available when enrollment opens each term.

• Spring term: Enrollment opens in early December. Classes begin in January.
• Summer term: Enrollment opens in early April. Classes begin in late May.
• Fall term: Enrollment opens in early July. Classes begin in August.

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