Curriculum
Program Objectives
Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Plan, design, research, draft, test and produce technical documents for a wide range of audiences and purposes
- Write clear, correct, effective technical prose
- Use appropriate computer applications to complete hardcopy and online projects
- Apply project management and collaborative work strategies to meet real-time deadlines
- Develop effective graphical and document design solutions for communication problems
- Undertake work in various technical environments and situations
Subjects
Semester 1
TCN700 Technical Writing I
TCN701 The Technical Communicator
TCN705 Information Technology
TCN707 Editing and Style
TCN708 Coding for Web Design and for Applications
TCN709 FrameMaker I *
CPP100 Co-op Professional Theory
Co-op Work Term between semesters
Semester 2
TCN800 Technical Writing II
TCN806 Web-Based Training and Multimedia
TCN807 Document Design
TCN808 FrameMaker II *
TCN809 Employment and Business Practices *
TCN810 Web Design II *
TCN811 Single Sourcing and Modular Writing 2
CPP200 Co-op Professional Practice
* 7-week courses
