Free online course offered by Alison platform: Technical Writing Essentials

Learn the basics of technical writing and networking in a professional context with this free course from Alison

About the course

This course introduces both the basics of technical writing, the basic elements of professional style, document design, oral presentations, and research skills needed to design fruitful documents and presentations, which are presented within the workplace and directed to a variety of purposes and audiences.

The course lasts from two to three hours.

Course lessons

1. The basics of technical communication
2. Professional style
3. Document design
4. Research methods
5. Common types of documents part 1
6. Common types of documents part 2
7. Course evaluation test

Course objectives

By the end of the course, the student will be able to do all of the following:

1. The definition of technical writing, the reasons for its importance, and its specifications.
2. Learn about the main traditions and characteristics of technical writing.
3. Determine how to use rhetorical tools in a professional context, and work to avoid logical fallacies.
4. Learn about effective ways to incorporate titles, illustrations, tables and lists into written correspondence.
5. Define basic terms related to conducting and disseminating different types of research.
6. Knowledge of methods for determining the reliability of research sources, as well as being reliable and appropriate in the professional context.
7. Learn about the most common types of documents used in technical communications.
8. Determine how to create technical specifications, and write instruction manuals.
9. Understand ways to create formats, structures, and content appropriate to different types of professional documents.

Course costs

Specifically, all courses of the Alison platform can be freely enrolled, studied and completed. Thus, in order to obtain a course certificate, in order for the learner to be classified as an Alison certified graduate, he will have to achieve 80% of the test he is undergoing after completing the course. Once you complete both the course and the test, the learner will have the opportunity to obtain an official certificate in an optional manner, which is an excellent way to share what the student has accomplished in the course. The platform certificates are distinguished by the following:

1. Ideal for displaying to business owners, by including them in their CV, personal pages on professional social media platforms such as LinkedIn, and job applications.
2. It is evidence of the learner's commitment to continuing education, increasing his skills, and achieving high-level results.
3. It is an incentive for the learner to pursue learning permanently, and to enhance his practical capabilities.

The Alison platform offers three types of course completion certificates:

1. An electronic certificate, which can be printed in PDF format, and is available immediately to both studies once the purchase process is completed on the website.
2. Ordinary certificate, which is a certificate bearing the official mark of the platform, and equipped with a safety mark, which is sent to students free of charge.
3. A framed certificate, which is the same as the previous certificate, but it is placed inside an attractive frame, and it is also sent to students for free.

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