NJIT - CPE| Continuing Professional Education

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NJIT Graduate Certificate in Practice of Technical Communications at Raritan Valley Community College

Where can I take the courses?

Program Highlights

  • Earn 12 graduate credits  (4 courses) in less than 8 months
  • Shortened 7.5 weeks semesters
  • Hybrid format (online and face to face class meetings)
  • Classes start January 30
  • Graduate certificate springboards in its entirety to the MS in Professional Technical Communication (degree can be completed entirely online)

Why Study PTC at NJIT?

  • Design information for today's business and technology
  • Learn communication tools and platforms
  • Design, create, and evaluate user-centered content for the web
  • Learn content management tools for creating a single source repository
  • Use graphics  and new media effectively
  • Plan and design web-based training

What are the required courses?

  • Advanced Professional and Technical Communication (PTC 601)
  • Elements of Visual Design (PTC 605)
  • Web-based Training Design (PTC 650)
  • Content Management and Information Architecture (PTC 632)

What will I learn?

  • Advanced Professional and Technical Communication introduces students to the profession and discipline of technical/professional communication. It includes usability analysis; visual information; ethics; global communication; report writing; information literacy; communicating with new technologies; and technical writing style.
  • Elements of Visual Design integrates theories of design, techniques of composition, and technologies of electronic and print publishing. It includes design principles and hands-on practice in visual literacy, layout and design, and graphic tools.
  • Web Based Training Design is at the forefront of the recent 'e-learning' boom. Based on proven instructional design concepts, this course provides the student with the skills necessary to create effective web-based training programs.
  • Content Management and Information Architecture will focus on the use of Information Architecture methodologies (such as, DITA or DocBook) to develop a structure for presenting technical information and on Content Management tools for creating a single source repository for this information.

Contact us today to find out about all our training programs and if you qualify for our programs.

Call: 1-800-624-9850 or 973-596-3061
Email: cpe@njit.edu