Technical Communication II
WCWP-40154
Technical Communication II
10 weeks | Online
This is the capstone course of the Technical Communication Certificate Program. All Required classes must be taken before enrolling in this class. This course includes both a review of some of the key principles and best practices of the field, along with some in-depth training in, and hands-on practice with, two of the most important and prevalent genres in the field: instructional documentation and proposals. Both projects involve most, if not all, of the stages of the tech comm writing process, including research and audience analysis; writing; document design; and revising and editing. The lectures, readings, and other resources will help to deepen your understanding of critical concepts. Discussions include activities that directly relate to successfully completing the projects. Both successfully completed project deliverables will be valuable work samples that can be used for your future professional portfolios.
Quarters Offered: Winter, Summer | Online
Prerequisite: All Required classes for the certificate must be taken before enrolling in this class.
Software: MS Word and Adobe Acrobat (Reader or Professional)
Note: Course should be taken toward the end of the Technical Communication program. All other required courses in the certificate program are required before enrolling. Fulfills 3 units toward requirements for the Technical Communication Certificate.
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
Handbook For Writing Proposals 2nd
by Hamper and Baugh
ISBN / ASIN: 9780071746489
The Instruction Writer's Guide: How to Explain How To Do Anything! 1st
by Haight, Marilyn
ISBN / ASIN: 9780980039023
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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- No refunds after: 7/11/2025
- 1st no meeting date: 9/1/2025
- Prerequisite required
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Steven Lemanski
Steve Lemanski teaches Technical Communication I, Technical Communiation II, UX for Technical Communicators and Critical Thinking for Communicators for UC San Diego Extension's Technical Communication Certificate Program.
Steve has worked as a professional writer, editor, and content strategist in the realms of marketing communications and technical communications for more than 20 years. He is now owner and managing editor of Human Factor Communications, LLC, where he helps clients re-design and fine-tune their internal and external multi-channel communications to better engage audiences and move them to action. Early in his communications career, Steve worked in media production (radio, television, and newspaper), in Colorado and Arizona. He has written, edited, and published high-tech marketing, product development, and corporate communications—both print and digital—for original equipment manufacturers, IT service providers, government agencies, and a large healthcare organization.
Steve believes everything he has done as a professional communicator in industry and the media has led him to an even more personally rewarding career as a postsecondary writing and communication instructor. Before teaching technical communication courses for UC San Diego Extended Studies, for four years Steve taught first-year English composition at community colleges in Virginia and Colorado.
