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Information Design for Technical Communicators

WCWP-40339

Information Design for Technical Communicators
10 weeks | Online

Professionals who produce technical communications—whether they are technical writers, web and graphic designers, trainers, or engineers—can benefit from knowledge of information design. In broad terms, information design is the integration of words and pictures to help readers meet their goals for using the communication piece. The focus of this course is using design principles to translate complex, unorganized, or unstructured content and data into valuable and meaningful information that is easy to use, easy to understand, and easy to find by your readers and users.


Quarters Offered: Winter | Online
Prerequisite: None
Software: MS Word and Adobe Acrobat (Reader or Professional)
Note: Fulfills 3 units toward requirements for the Technical Communication Certificate. Non-certificate students may take this class.
 

Course Information

3.00 units
TBD
Notes: This was originally a 2 unit class (WCWP-40150). The 2 unit version was last offered FA21. The new 3 unit version was first offered SU22.

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This course applies to these programs

Technical Communication

Course sessions

Please contact the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department at 858-534-5760 or ahl@ucsd.edu for information about this course and upcoming sections.