What You Learn in the Classes
At Montgomery College, you can take
classes that will help you improve the writing you do at work or help prepare
you for a career in technical writing or editing. People who already
have degrees, who are earning their first degree, or who just want to write
better take classes at Montgomery College. Here are some of the classes
and a bit of what you may learn:
EN 109, Writing for Technology
and Business
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how to produce types of documents common
to business and industry
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how to recognize common obstacles in communicating
effectively and how to overcome them
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how to make writing easier and more effective
EN 125, Techniques
of Proofreading and Editing
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how to perform copyediting, comprehensive
editing, and proofreading
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how to determine what type of editing is
appropriate to meet a deadline
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how to negotiate editing tasks with a writer
EN 240, Organization
and Development of Technical Documents
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how to prepare on-line documentation
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how to collaborate with others to produce
a document
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how to budget and schedule a document
Having these skills can improve the writing
you do for work and employers often evaluate a job candidate on
their writing skills as much as anything else. Asia Elsbree, Deputy
Director of Professional Development for the United States Department of
Agriculture, says, “In making hiring decisions over the past 20 years,
I’ve learned that the candidate who demonstrates exceptional writing skills
will never be satisfied with less than exceptional performance.”
John Patterson, Supervisory Training
Specialist for the United States Department of Agriculture, adds that employees
in his department have benefited from the technical writing curriculum
at Montgomery College in several ways, such as
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learning a practical and feasible method
of writing
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evolving from competent writers into excellent
writers
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changing from competent assistant editors
into excellent assistant editors
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learning the skills needed to write precise,
clear, and readable manuals
Mr. Patterson adds that many of
the employees who have taken technical writing classes at Montgomery College
have won awards for their work.
Students who have taken classes in technical
writing, or who have completed Montgomery College’s certificate program
in technical writing work for organizations such as Visa, Raycal, Denro,
Vitro, Comsat, ACECOM, the United States Government, and others.
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