Re: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-09 Thread Kristen Abbott
Seawin22, I don't know where you live, but I got a TW certificate from Middlesex Community College in Bedford, MA, in 1999. It's an excellent, very highly-rated program. I landed a job at (then) Compaq right away, stayed there for 5 years (through the HP merger/acquisition), moved on to a couple o

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
m: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Reid Gray Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:11 PM To: k.z...@zorntech.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: barry.m...@asu.edu Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certificate Kelly's post was a real motivator.

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
-Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Reid Gray Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:11 PM To: k.z...@zorntech.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: barry.m...@asu.edu Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certificate

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Reid Gray
Sent: Wed 4/8/2009 3:51 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: barry.m...@asu.edu Subject: Re: Technical Writing Certificate University of Arizona, Polytechnic has a very robust undergrad Technical Writing degree program. Most/all of the courses are online. They are in the process of launch

Re: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Karen L. Zorn
University of Arizona, Polytechnic has a very robust undergrad Technical Writing degree program. Most/all of the courses are online. They are in the process of launching a graduate program. For more information, you can contact Dr. Barry Maid (barry.m...@asu.edu). Karen L. Zorn ZornTech LLC Ke

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Richard Melanson
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly McDaniel Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:13 PM To: seawi...@aol.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certificate Sheesh! I feel so parochial. Thanks for the good info. -Original Message- From

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Lies, Bob
Hello, The Minnesota State University, Mankato offers undergraduate and graduate Technical Communication degrees with the option of completing all course work online. http://english.mnsu.edu/techcomm/tcugcert.htm The school also has strong ties to the STC. Bob Lies Technical Communications MT

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
Yeah, I stand very well corrected...best regards. -Original Message- From: Richard Melanson [mailto:rmelan...@spirecorp.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 2:14 PM To: Kelly McDaniel; seawi...@aol.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certificate I would like

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certificate None of the technical writing certificates that I know about are worth the investment. To evaluate a certificate, investigate how widely it is used by those in the field, and by those hiring in the field. IMHO, the better approach is a technical writing degree

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Daniel Doornbos - PTU
Dear Seawin22, Last Year, I completed my Tech Writing Certificate from UC Santa Cruz. Their material is very useful on the job, but not all courses are online. http://www.ucsc-extension.edu/ If I had an extra US$25K, I would skip the certificate and get a MA Tech Writing Degree. There are several

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
Behalf Of Martinek, Carla Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:45 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certificate My alma mater, Michigan Technological University, offers an undergraduate in Scientific and Technical Communication (which is what I majored in many years ago

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Martinek, Carla
My alma mater, Michigan Technological University, offers an undergraduate in Scientific and Technical Communication (which is what I majored in many years ago...) and a Masters in Rhetoric and Technical Communication. See http://www.hu.mtu.edu/ Minnesota State University @ Mankato offers both a ce

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Barry.Kieffer
Portland State University has a Masters in Technical Writing. ~Barry "Kelly McDaniel" Sent by: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com 04/08/2009 10:16 AM To , cc Subject RE: Technical Writing Certificate None of the technical writing certificates that I know about are

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Kelly McDaniel
None of the technical writing certificates that I know about are worth the investment. To evaluate a certificate, investigate how widely it is used by those in the field, and by those hiring in the field. IMHO, the better approach is a technical writing degree, even an associate's degree has more

RE: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Syed.Hosain
In addition to courses, I would highly recommend buying and reading this book: http://www.scriptorium.com/books/techwrite101.html Plus, Scriptorium also has on-line courses on FrameMaker and technical writing: http://www.scriptorium.com/training/class_techwrite101.html. It is not a "certificate

Re: Technical Writing Certificate

2009-04-08 Thread Neeraj Jain
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