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Documentation Project Management COMM 1013

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Course details

This course introduces students to the diverse aspects of managing documentation projects. It teaches the planning skills necessary to develop document outlines, budgets, and schedules, and how to combine this information into document plans, proposals, and contracts. It introduces the project execution skills needed at each stage of the documentation process, and teaches how to track and report project progress. It addresses issues surrounding multi-person documentation teams, such as managing personnel, dividing and delegating work, and establishing effective writing and editing processes. This course also teaches global management skills, including document control, copyright, meetings and presentations. NOTE: This is not a writing course.

Prerequisite(s)

  • No prerequisites are required for this course.

Credits

3.0

Cost

$533.41 - $544.90 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.

Course offerings

Spring/Summer 2023

Below is one offering of COMM 1013 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.

CRN 55810

Duration

Mon Apr 17 - Mon Jul 03 (12 weeks)

  • 12 weeks
  • CRN 55810
  • $533.41
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Apr 17 - Jul 03 Mon 18:30 - 21:30 Online
Instructor

Walter Lanz

Course outline

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Cost

$533.41

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  3. SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE CLASSES: This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. On the start date of your class (not before), log into learn.bcit.ca at 6:30PM to access your course link. No class on Monday, April 18, and May 23 (stat holiday)
Status

In Progress

This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.

Fall 2023

Below is one offering of COMM 1013 for the Fall 2023 term.

CRN 34360

Duration

Mon Sep 11 - Mon Dec 04 (13 weeks)

  • 13 weeks
  • CRN 34360
  • $544.90
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Sep 11 - Dec 04 Mon 18:30 - 21:30 Online
Instructor

TBD

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$544.90

Important information
  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
  3. COURSE DELIVERY: Synchronous online learning. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. On the start date of your class (not before), log into learn.bcit.ca at 6:30 p.m. to access your course link. STAT HOLIDAY: No class on Monday, October 2, 9, and November 13. The makeup classes will be asynchronous online delivery.
Status

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Understand product development and document production cycles.
  • Develop document outlines, establish budgets, and create schedules.
  • Prepare document plans, proposals and contracts.
  • Establish an effective administrative structure.
  • Establish document control processes.
  • Establish document templates.
  • Divide and delegate work.
  • Establish and execute multi-person writing and editing processes.
  • Manage personnel.
  • Collect technical information from diverse sources.
  • Manage the documentation process (writing, illustrating, editing, formatting, reviews, translation, publishing, and distribution).
  • Manage copyright issues.
  • Conduct effective meetings and presentations.
  • Track and report project progress.
  • Generate invoices.

Effective as of Fall 2008

Related Programs

Documentation Project Management (COMM 1013) is offered as a part of the following programs:

School of Computing and Academic Studies

  1. Technical Writing
    Associate Certificate Part-time

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