Technical Writing - Emergency Management Institute
Technical Writing - Emergency Management Institute
Technical Writing - Emergency Management Institute
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UNIT 1: COURSE INTRODUCTION<br />
UNIT 1 COURSE INTRODUCTION<br />
RATIONALE<br />
GOAL<br />
The IS-613 <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> course is designed as an<br />
asynchronous course. This course supports the Master Trainer<br />
professional and communication foundational competencies of<br />
the Instructional Design Certificate program. The course will<br />
consist of multiple modules instructing to the comprehension of<br />
research, writing, and graphic communications principles.<br />
The purpose of the IS-613 <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> course is to provide<br />
participants with comprehension level knowledge of research,<br />
written, and graphical skills needed to communicate with diverse<br />
audiences and stakeholders.<br />
<strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> contains 7 units. Each unit is described below.<br />
• Unit 1: Course Introduction, offers an overview of the course<br />
content<br />
• Unit 2: Research in Communications<br />
• Unit 3: Communications Considerations and Models<br />
• Unit 4: The <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Writing</strong> Process<br />
• Unit 5: Design and Strategy<br />
• Unit 6: Graphic Communications<br />
Unit 7: Course Summary and Final Exam<br />
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