Course Overview
Introduces students to engineering and production cycles and how the documentation process relates to them. Teaches the skills needed to complete complex projects on time and on budget, from planning, interviewing and assigning work tasks to documentation metrics, budgeting and risk assessments. Includes discussion of translation and localization requirements.
Prerequisite(s)
- Students should have a good grasp of English grammar and usage.
Credits
1.5
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- understand the engineering cycle, the product development cycle and the document production cycle
- plan documentation projects, estimate their risks, budget for them and manage them
- understand and use documentation metrics
- research and interview for information
- facilitate and chair successful meetings with clear objectives and produce agendas and minutes.
Effective as of Winter 2005
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