Indexing Conferences and Trade Shows

Indexers may want to attend these events or present workshops at them.

ASI. Academic>Conferences>Indexing

Information Architecture

In this course we'll be talking about and working on the architecture of 'information spaces.' An 'information space' could be a virtual space like a Web site or a database, or it could be a library, a town hall, a workplace, etc. Basically, it's any place that is designed to help people interact with information, and our goal will be learning about better, more sophisticated ways of helping people interact effectively.

Clark, Dave. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2003). Academic>Courses>Information Design>Wisconsin

Information Design

This graduate course was taught in the Spring 2001 term in the MS program at the University of Washington. The students published four anthologies of papers resulting from their study of information architecture.

Sauer, Geoffrey. University of Washington-Seattle (2001). Academic>Courses>Graduate

Information Design

This graduate course was taught in the Winter 2001 term in the evening MS program at the University of Washington. The students published five anthologies of papers resulting from their study of information architecture.

Sauer, Geoffrey. University of Washington-Seattle (2001). Academic>Courses>Graduate

Information Design and Usability Testing

This online course packet, along with the texts and lectures, should provide all the information you need for completing RHE 379C/TLC 331. It includes conventional information, such as a syllabus and course schedule, as well as links to articles and examples. See the navigation bar for more information.

Spinuzzi, Clay. University of Texas (2002). Academic>Courses>Undergraduate

Information Structure

Knowledge analysis and representation; information presentation and assimilation; bibliographic and record control.

Soergel, Dagobert. University of Maryland. Academic>Courses>Information Design

Inquiry into Advanced Academic Writing

This course is designed to meet two objectives. First, it offers an opportunity for students to conduct a collective inquiry into the theory and practice of academic writing. Second, it allows students to practise, explore, and experiment with various strategies for enriching their own writing.

Artemeva, Natasha. Carleton University (2002). Academic>Courses>Writing

INTECOM and the FORUM 2000 Conference  

This panel will present a discussion of the purposes and activities of INTECOM, the international umbrella organization of technical communication societies. The panel will describe the organization of INTECOM, its major programs such as the international FORUM conference, and the value it offers to member organizations.

Hibbard, Jeffrey L. STC Proceedings (1998). Academic>Conferences>International

Interactive Editing and Revision Exercises

These example exercises are intended to help you better understand how to write paragraphs according to the five patterns of organization listed above. Each example exercise is followed by an assignment that asks you to use the example exercises and the textbook as a guide in writing paragraphs that are clear and well organized.

Dobrin, Sidney I., Christopher J. Keller and Christian R. Weisser. TCTC. Academic>Course Materials>Editing

Interface Design

This course explore issues in relation to different expressions of interface design: software interfaces, web interfaces, and physical products. We will also spend a good deal of time exploring usability principles and concepts on which we can base our expressions.

Danzico, Liz. Bobulate (2003). Academic>Courses>User Interface

International Scholarship Program

To assist students who are pursuing established degree programs in some area of technical communication. Applicants must have completed at least one year of post-secondary education. Applicants must be full-time students. They may be either graduate students working toward a Master's or Doctor's degree, or undergraduate students working toward a Bachelor's degree. Students should have at least one full year of academic work remaining to complete their degree programs, although under exceptional circumstances an award may be granted to a student for the final half-year. They should be studying communication of information about technical subjects. Other majors, such as general journalism, electronic communication engineering, computer programming, creative writing, or entertainment, are not eligible.

STC. Academic>Scholarships>TC

International Technical Communication

Here are four case studies in international technical communication that I've used as teaching tools in my course World-Ready Information Products. These are real and current case studies, although I have altered some facts and added others to disguise the companies and focus the cases a bit more. I include suggested solutions to Case 3 and Case 4, courtesy of professional technical communicators who attended my post-conference workshop at the annual Society for Technical Communication (STC) conference in May 1997, Toronto, Canada. The opinions expressed are those of the workshop partipants. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policy, or attitude of the Society for Technical Communication.

Nancy Hoft Consulting. Academic>Course Materials>Management

Internship and Co-Op Database

MTU students, pursuing a degree in Scientific and Technical Communication, are encouraged to seek internship or Co-op opportunities which will provide them with professional experience prior to graduation. This page provides a listing of companies where students have worked in order to enhance their professional growth.

Michigan Tech University. Academic>Internships

Introducción a la Escritura Técnica y Científica

Este curso presenta algunas estrategias generales básicas para la redacción de informes técnicos, tesis, comunicaciones a conferencias y artículos en revistas científicas. El curso está destinado a investigadores en ciencias básicas y aplicadas, estudiantes en las mismas áreas, e ingenieros y otros profesionales de orientación técnica.

Braslavsky, Julio H. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. (Spanish) Academic>Courses>Scientific Communication>Technical Writing

Introduction to Editing and Abstracting

Course goals: to prepare you to communicate effectively, ethically, responsibly, and professionally in a professional environment; to provide you with skills, strategies, and conceptual knowledge to help you understand aspects of editing and abstracting; to help you understand the symbiotic relationships among form and content, and audience and purpose; and to give you practice expressing writing and editing your own work as well as peers' and to improve your own individual communication and management skills.

Tovey, Janice. East Carolina University (2003). Academic>Courses>Editing

Introduction to Professional Writing

This course is designed to be an introduction to professional/technical communication as a profession and academic discipline. We will examine current issues, theories and practices, career opportunities, professional development, significant tools, and UNI's curriculum.

Williamson, William J. University of Northern Iowa (2003). Academic>Courses>Writing>Business Communication

Introduction to Technical Communication

English 2309-Technical Communication-is an introductory course to the kinds of documents produced and used in business, industry, and technology. The assignments and the way they are evaluated reflect different audiences and purposes than those normally addressed in English 1301 & 1302. However, you should be reasonably proficient in the writing skills normally acquired in these two courses. We are a community of writers from various disciplines sharing our work and insights about writing with one another. This course is designed to create an environment in which you can develop and exhibit professional work habits. These habits include meeting deadlines, satisfying all assignment criteria, and attending class on a regular basis.

Chandler, John and Dean Fontenot. Texas Tech University (1995). Academic>Courses>Undergraduate>Technical Writing

Introduction to Technical Communication: Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health

Over the course of the semester we will explore the full range of writings by physicians and other health practitioners. Some of the writer/physicians that we encounter will be Atul Gawande, Danielle Ofri, Richard Selzer, and William Carlos Williams. Students need have no special training, only a general interest in medicine or in public health issues such as AIDS, asthma, malaria control, and obesity. The writing assignments, like the readings, will invite students to consider the distinctive needs of different audiences.

Taft, Cynthia. MIT (2007). Academic>Courses>TC>Biomedical

Introduction to Technical Writing

An introduction to technical writing, with outlined notes about writing clearly.

Gallagher, Karin. rpbourret.com (2000). Academic>Course Materials>Writing>Technical Writing

Introduction to Technical Writing

Technical Writing is not a grammar class but an applied writing course in which you will learn to: write clearly, concisely, and accurately for intended readers; apply good writing skills to technical documents; write various technical documents common in business and industry; write as a member of a team; and use word processing, electronic mail, and graphics software applications on a personal computer.

Lippincott, Gail. University of North Texas (2003). Academic>Courses>Undergraduate>Technical Writing

Introduction to Technology, Learning, and Culture

This class is an interdisciplinary course that examines some of the shared principles and approaches of the disciplines that make up the liberal arts. In this course we will explore the ways that changes in the technologies of communication and human interaction are transforming the environments for teaching and learning, and for the culture in general.

Spinuzzi, Clay. University of Texas (2000). Academic>Courses>Undergraduate

Introduction to Web Authoring

This course will provide an introductory level approach to professional web authoring. It is ideal for folks with little to no background in CSS, XHTML, Photoshop, iMovie, PHP, Database, TCP/Server experience, and other essential web authoring technologies. We will approach these technologies from both a production and a publication perspective.

Ridolfo, Jim. Michigan State University (2008). Academic>Courses>Web Design

Introduction to Web Design

This course is designed with several goals in mind: to analyze web sites & understand effective web design principles; to understand information architecture & its importance in relation to web sites; and to use those principles to design web sites—one of your choosing & one for a client.

Ball, Cheryl E. Michigan Tech University (2001). Academic>Courses>Web Design

Issues in Professional and Technical Writing

In this course you will learn the methodology of single sourcing and the technology of a help applications tool (RoboHelp Office X4).

McShane, Becky Jo. Weber State University (2004). Academic>Courses>Writing>Technical Writing