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Can anybody recommend a good Online Technical Writing course or series of courses?
#1
I am almost finished with my Bachelors and I would like to know if anybody knows about an
in depth program in Technical Writing offered online. When I make a search I see several
courses (it does not matter if it is not a college) but I am not able to find forum feedback
or other references about them.
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ronaldemail1 Wrote:I am almost finished with my Bachelors and I would like to know if anybody knows about an
in depth program in Technical Writing offered online. When I make a search I see several
courses (it does not matter if it is not a college) but I am not able to find forum feedback
or other references about them.

Are you just looking for the credit or do you need to take a course for some other reason? If it's just for the credit, look at taking the DSST Technical Writing exam. You could also try Business Communications through Straighterline, ENG121 – Business and Technical Writing through Penn Foster College or BUS210: Corporate Communications through Saylor.org. Whichever you pick just make sure that it is transferrable to your school!
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IrishJohn Wrote:Are you just looking for the credit or do you need to take a course for some other reason? If it's just for the credit, look at taking the DSST Technical Writing exam.
Just what I was going to say! The DSST is quick and easy Smile
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Thank you for your replies. I would like to take a more detailed course or series of courses in order to improve
myself as a writer and try to get a job as one. I have already taken Straighterline and the DSST.

I am also aware that there is a course online from a New Jersey school but the price tag ($12,000) is
out of my range. I would like to know if somebody within the forum has direct experience with other
courses that could be as good as the one of New Jersey but more affordable; as I have noticed many
times through the years that this forum members have found several affordable and high quality courses
in other areas.
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ronaldemail1 Wrote:Thank you for your replies. I would like to take a more detailed course or series of courses in order to improve
myself as a writer and try to get a job as one. I have already taken Straighterline and the DSST.

I am also aware that there is a course online from a New Jersey school but the price tag ($12,000) is
out of my range. I would like to know if somebody within the forum has direct experience with other
courses that could be as good as the one of New Jersey but more affordable; as I have noticed many
times through the years that this forum members have found several affordable and high quality courses
in other areas.

Ok. How about these courses from BYU Independent Study then:

ENGL 218R: CREATIVE WRITING
Individual sections dealing with poetry, personal essays, drama, fiction, science fiction, or combinations of these.

ENGL 220: COMPOSING PERSONAL HISTORY
Composing personal history through writing, mementos, oral history, chronologies, letters, documents, journals, and other mediums.

ENGL 312: PERSUASIVE WRITING
Expository and persuasive writing focusing on practical reasons for evaluating audiences, generating and structuring an argument, and making stylistic decisions.

ENGL 313: EXPOSITORY WRITING FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJORS
Learning to write as professional educators and to teach writing to children.

ENGL 314: WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE
Writing about the functions, meanings, qualities, and contexts of literature for specialist and nonspecialist audiences using selected critical theories.

ENGL 315: WRITING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Writing characteristic of disciplines that inquire into human behavior and institutions; correspondence, proposals, library paper, empirical research, and reviews.

ENGL 316: TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
Effective processes of written, oral, and visual technical communication, including collaborative processes.

ENGL 317R: WRITING CREATIVE NONFICTION
Creations of style and technique in prose nonfiction; discipline and practice of the writer.

ENGL 319R: WRITING POETRY
Creation of style and technique in poetry; discipline and practice of the poet.

ENGL 320R: WRITING FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Theory and practice of writing prose and verse for youth readership.

ENGL 495: THE SENIOR COURSE: DIRECTED LITERARY RESEARCH AND WRITING
In-depth study of a limited area of literature, language, or criticism.

Also, take a look at the Writing & Publishing continuing education courses at MSU. Remember though that these are not worth college credit.
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Thank you, this is exactly what I needed.
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ronaldemail1 Wrote:Thank you, this is exactly what I needed.

Anytime. Smile You might want to look at what the other schools on this link have to offer as well: Sources of Credit - Degree Forum Wiki
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