CE-TCOM-3003 - Project Management for Technical and Scientific Communication
Course Description
Clear communication is integral to project management in every industry, but when it comes to projects that involve technical and scientific work, it’s even more important to be able to effectively communicate. In this course, you’ll explore the management of technical scientific communication projects and organizations as well as get hands-on practice implementing the skills and techniques you’ll be learning about.
Is This Course For You?
Whether you’re looking to start a career in technical communication or you want to add technical communication skills to your resumé to take the next step along your career path, this course will help you develop project management skills and techniques that can help. This is one of the elective course options in the Technical Communication Mastery Certificate, but it can be taken as a standalone course if you’re looking to learn about project management techniques that work for technical and scientific projects. Skills related to technical communication are in high demand in many industries including tech, health care, IT, education, business, and more, so adding these skills to your resumé can help give your career a boost regardless of your current role.
What You’ll Learn
In Project Management for Technical and Scientific Communication, you’ll be introduced to the managerial roles and practices used in technical communication and gain hands-on practice using your new knowledge. You’ll learn strategies for managing content development with teams of technical communicators, best practices relating to managing multiple projects and issues that can affect deliverables, and more. Throughout the course you’ll gain the knowledge and skills you need to create a project plan and walk away with something you can actually use for a team-based documentation project.
How You’ll Learn
Throughout this six week course, you’ll learn about project management as it relates to technical and scientific applications and get hands-on practice using the techniques and concepts you’re learning about. By the end of the course, you’ll have developed a project plan for a team-based documentation project that you can use in real-world applications or add to your portfolio to exemplify your newfound knowledge and skills.
Skills You Walk Away With
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain managerial roles and practices in technical communication.
- Explain strategies for managing content development in teams.
- Explain best practices in managing multiple projects.
- Create a project plan for a team-based documentation project.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Mastery Certificate: Technical Communication : Elective Courses