These courses are offered on-site for companies in the Denver Metro and Front Range area of Colorado.
Medical & Scientific Communications will meet with you to assess your current needs, recommend and help create changes, provide training, and do follow-up effectiveness checks.
Contact us for additional information on how we can custom-tailor courses for your specific corporate needs.
Selected classes are also available through the University of Colorado Department of Continuing Education in Boulder. Please see the notes accompanying each class description for additional information.
This course is designed for those who are new to, or just curious about,
writing for interactive multimedia such as CD-ROMs and the World Wide Web.
We look at concept development, useful nonlinear writing structures, techniques of
nonlinear writing, scripting tools such as flowcharts, and managing and
evaluating the writing project. Students have the option of outlining a
small project and presenting a sample of the writing to the class for
discussion during the final session.
[Note: this course does not cover HTML or Web page design.]
Spring Semester
Three Wednesdays, February 2-16, 2000, 7-9 PM
Course Number: NC B 180 Section 500
Location: Muenzinger E064
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 26, 2000
University of Colorado, Boulder
Department of Continuing Education
Please contact the Continuing Education Department at 1.303.492.8668 for further information or to register.
This course is designed for writers with some experience in writing for multimedia such as CD-ROMs and the World Wide Web or who have taken the beginning course. Students learn advanced writing skills, including design of complex nonlinear structures, selection of the best structure and medium for a project, and guidelines for writing complex structures. We also examine tools for organizing and scripting large projects, and explore advantages and limitations of electronic media. Students may choose to work on a project of their choice and present a representative piece to the class during the final session. Suggested prerequisite: Write for Multimedia and the Web! or equivalent experience.
Spring Semester
Three Wednesdays, February 23-March 16, 2000, 7-9 PM
Course Number: NC B 181 Section 500
Location: Clare 208
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, February 16, 2000
University of Colorado, Boulder
Department of Continuing Education
Please contact the Continuing Education Department at 1.303.492.8668 for further information or to register.
A few years ago, a Fortune 500 hi-tech company investigated why it took so long to produce a typical 12-page document. Writing accounted for less than 20% of time. Layout, less than 10%.
Nearly 40% of the time needed to produce a document was eaten up by the review process!
Does this sound familiar? In Expert Document Review, participants will analyze their company's review process and develop a shorter, better way to produce critical business documents. After taking this class,
- Identify the Number 1 Time-Waster
- Analyze 2 Key Roles in document review, how they differ, who should fill them
- List 5 Critical Items to define BEFORE reading the document
- List the 7 Essential Steps of a good review process
- Apply new systems for Electronic Review
- Redesign the entire process, from initial idea to completed document.
The course also includes practical examples and checklists for future use.
Technical Writing courses are custom-tailored for your unique business needs and the expertise of your class participants. These workshops are appropriate for medical, scientific, or technical writing in a variety of industries. Actual samples from the work site can be used as examples.
- Identifying and understanding your audience[s]
- How to get started; where to find the time
- Two approaches to organizing your ideas
- Creating the first draft
- Maintaining momentum
- The real work is rewriting!
- Macroediting and microediting
- Special problems unique to the type of writing you do
- Tips for using your particular word processing program more efficiently
- A practical program for personal improvement
