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3.00 Credits
A study of the fundamentals ofindexing documents, both print and online. Includes critique of existing indexes and brief indexing exercises focusing on processes for rough-drafting indexes. Students learn to revise and fi ne-tune other writers' rough-drafindexes as well as their own. Students learn processes for developing consistent indexes as a documentation team. The course includes an introduction to indexing tools in desktop publishing software such as Word and FrameMaker as well as software applications commonly used for document control. Skills: E Prerequisites: Strong writing and computer skills. Course Type: W
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3.00 Credits
Study, critique, planning, writing,and revising of administrative rules, guidance documents, inspection reports, and policy- procedure documents commonly developed in government and business agencies; a survey of existing standards and guidelines for the preparation of these documents. Skills: E Prerequisites: Strong writing skills; familiarity with or interest in government or business operations Course Type: W
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3.00 Credits
Topics address recently identifi edcurrent events, skills, knowledge, and/ or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student, including portfolio development. May be taken a second time for credit when topics vary.
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3.00 Credits
Practical general trainingand experiences in the workplace. The college with the employer develops and documents an individualized plan for the student. The plan relates the workplace training and experiences to the student's general and technical course of study. The guided external experiences may be for pay or no pay. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. Insurance Fee: $3.50 Skills: P Course Type: W
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3.00 Credits
Workshop-style course iwhich students study the evolution and function of online helps; critique existing online helps; learn structuring principles and navigation tools common in online helps; create online helps using several leading online help-authoring tools such as RoboHELP and AuthorIT; and write their own online helps for a software product. Skills: E Prerequisites: Strong computer and writing skills. Course Type: W
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on summarizing and explaining statistical information, not only with words but also with tables, graphs, and charts; emphasizes the proper design and placement of tables, charts, and graphs; and features methods for converting these materials to other media and for dynamically linking statistical information contained in electronic databases and spreadsheets. Skills: G Prerequisites: Strong computer and writing skills. Course Type: W
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3.00 Credits
Instruction and practice in proofreading, copyediting, and substantive editing skills necessary to ensure high-quality, readable, usable, well-designed documents in business, government, and industry. Gives students a working understanding of the role of the technical editor as collaborator and decision maker in the entire publication process. Topics include online editing, revising, hypertext, graphics, visual design, and project estimating. Skills: E Prerequisites: Strong writing skills. Course Type: W
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4.00 Credits
Workshop-style course in which students use Adobe FrameMaker to practice the structure and design of user documents; create fully "automated" book-length technical documentcomplete with automated tables of contents, indexes, table and fi gure numbers, and cross- references; and learn other FrameMaker features for rapid updating. Emphasis on teamwork and the project title in addition to organization, format, and style of printed technical documents. Skills: E Prerequisites: Strong computer and writing skills. Course Type: W
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4.00 Credits
Workshop-stylcourse in which students study the concept of hypertext; learn structuring principles and navigation tools common in online information; create web pages using XHTML and CSS; get an introduction to web-page development tools such as Dreamweaver; and overview documentation trends such as structured authoring, single-sourcing, and XML. Skills: E Prerequisites: Strong Internet, computer, and writing skills. Course Type: W
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4.00 Credits
In this workshop-stylcourse, students practice structuring, designing, and writing book-length documents (books, reports, or both) using the automation and productivity features in Microsoft Word. In addition to composing clear readable text and practicing good document design, students create customized character and paragraph styles, templates, automated tables of contents, indexes, cross-references, table and fi gure numbers, and other numbering streams. Skills: E Prerequisites: Strong computer and writing skills. Course Type: W
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