What is HR-OD Analytics School?

The HR-OD Analytics School is the knowledge center to the working professional. The school provides learning offers for professionals seeking guidance and knowledge in consulting, specifically in Technical Writing, Training, Change Communications, Organizational Development, Leadership, and Instructional Design. 

HR-OD Analytics’ Consulting Courses are designed to give you the confidence and knowledge to work with diverse groups of people, in diverse environments, and with complex projects. 

The course, Fundamentals of Technical Writing, provides business professionals, technical communicators, and beginner technical writers with writing fundamentals on the analysis, research, and production of technical documents, guides, and reports.  

Fundamentals of Technical Writing include writing activities, concepts, downloadable PDFs, and easy to follow instructions and debriefs. 

The entire Technical Writing course, all five modules, is online and may be paused and reviewed repeatedly where the learner is able to stop and start at his or her leisure.  

*If you are required to frequently write or create written documentation for your role, ask your employer to pay for this course.

Course Description for Fundamentals of Technical Writing a Tech Writer & Consultant’s Workbook for Beginners

THE ‘FUNDAMENTALS OF TECHNICAL WRITING’ COURSE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LEARNING TECHNICAL WRITING SKILLS WITH DETAILED EXAMPLES, COURSE KNOWLEDGE CHECKS, SCENARIO ASSIGNMENTS, AND WRITING TIPS.

This course was designed to include MANY activities to help you determine how to write simplistically and clearly.  The course will help to determine your writing audience, assess your efficiency in using brevity, evaluate how to avoid ambiguity, and distinguish between the passive voice versus the active voice.  

In the development of this course, I used my 17 years of combined experience in HR, Training, Instructional Design, Change Management, and OD Consulting. In addition, I pulled from my knowledge on projects working in Oil & Gas with Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), Audit Assurance & Self-Verification (AASV), LMS System Implementation, Performance Management System Configuration, Decision-Making, Decision Trees, etc.), Energy (Inlet Systems), Aviation, Technology (ERP Implementation, SAP Fiori, SAP, Master/Transactional Sales Data, etc.), Chemicals, Education, & Telecommunications.

What you will get from this course:

You will get real-world knowledge and application for how to interact with clients during the writing process. You will gain insight on how to analyze writing structure and look for issues with writing content, specifically highlighting the differences between technical writing and other types of writing.  

High-Level Overview of what you will get/learn:

  • More than 60 workbook pages as a combination of module activities (e.g., downloadable PDFs) per module
  • Technical writing in comparison to other types of writing
  • Your role on a technical writing project
  • Writing audience identification
  • Problem identification
  • Outlining for your technical writing project
  • Word usage and style mechanics
  • Brevity and maintaining writing efficiency
  • Simplification and the use of graphics (DevOps Team example)
  • Phraseology and Ambiguity
  • Passive Voice vs Active Voice
  • High-level project/process steps for (four technical writing projects)
  • Activities and Writing Exercises (in Module PDFs)
  • Writing Project Timeline Analysis
  • Types of Needs or Writing Analysis
  • And more!


THIS COURSE IS AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR YOUR LIFETIME AFTER YOU PAY FOR IT. YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO REVIEW AT YOUR LEISURE.

In this course, I will take you through the following modules, so you are able to start collaborating with clients and creating your own documentation:

Module 1 – Define Technical Writing

  • Distinguish between Technical Writing and Other Types of Writing
  • Identify Why you Need to Develop your Technical Writing Skills
  • Understand Critical Thinking in Relationship to Technical Writing
  • Complete a Self-Assessment of your Technical Writing Skills

Module 2 – The Writing Process & Customer Analysis

  • Introduction to the Writing Process
  • Types of Analysis (Question & Answer)
  • Conducting Interviews with your Customer/Client
  • Establishing a Timeline for your Projects

Module 3 – The Writing Audience

  • Identifying your Writing Audience
  • Communicating in Email (Snapshot of Technical Communication) - Activity
  • Scoping to Identify the Writing Problem
  • The Importance of Outlining

Module 4 – Writing Clarification

  • Using Clarification in Writing
  • Eliminating Jargon
  • Managing Brevity
  • Executive Summary Writing

Module 5 – Abstract Writing Overview & a Snapshot of Using Graphics in Writing

  • Assessing Abstract Writing (Journals/Business Reports)
  • Using Graphics and Phraseology (DevOps Team Example)
  • Understanding Ambiguity
  • Analyzing the Active Voice vs. the Passive Voice
  • Using Simplicity (Case Study Activity)

Additional Material – High-level Technical Writing Project Steps – Four Projects

  • Heavy Equipment Manual Steps
  • Software Usage Manual Steps
  • Software Training Steps
  • User Guide Steps
  • Project Scope Writing Elements


(Course Tip: I would suggest that you print each PDF packet per module prior to starting the course or have the PDF workbook pages displayed on a separate screen to complete each writing activity as you go through the course.)

Instructor

Adrienne Captain

Adrienne Captain is the CEO and founder of HR-OD Analytics, a Human Resources and Organizational Development (OD) consulting firm specializing in people development & organizational design in oil and gas, government, finance, education, and supply chain / manufacturing. Her experience spans across multiple industries in the areas of industrial-organizational psychology, organizational development, training, instructional design, succession planning, leadership, and change management for more than 17 years. She provides expertise to clients and organizations on all areas of the ADDIE model, Agile development, learning management systems, organizational communications, policy interpretation, development, bench strength, employee engagement, customer relations, performance improvement, and knowledge transfer. Adrienne has trained & educated thousands of people in several organizations in her career. In addition, she has taught more than 100 college courses over a span of twelve years for multiple universities as an adjunct and full professor in leadership, business, psychology, communications, organizational development, & critical thinking. In addition, she has worked with or consulted for companies such as Halliburton, GE, HPE, BP, Teradata, LyondellBasell, Chevron Phillips Chemical, AT&T & others. Adrienne’s trainings and presentations are impactful, energizing, & motivational. Click courses to see some of the trainings offered by HR-OD Analytics. Adrienne has multiple degrees to include a Master’s Degree in Industrial – Organizational Psychology and Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology. In addition, she is certified in Training & Development through the University of Oklahoma.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1 – Define Technical Writing

    • Define Technical Writing

    • Define Tech Writing PDF
  • 2

    Module 2 – The Writing Process & Customer Analysis

    • The Writing Process & Customer Analysis

    • The Writing Process & Customer Analysis PDF
  • 3

    Module 3 – The Writing Audience

    • The Writing Audience

    • The Writing Audience PDF
  • 4

    Module 4 – Writing Clarification

    • Writing Clarification

    • Writing Clarification PDF
  • 5

    Module 5 – Abstract Writing Overview & a Snapshot of Using Graphics in Writing

    • Abstract Writing Overview & a Snapshot of Using Graphics in Writing

    • Abstract Writing Overview & a Snapshot of Using Graphics in Writing PDF
  • 6

    Additional Material – High-level Technical Writing Project Steps – Four Projects

    • Additional Material - High-level Technical Writing Project Steps - Four Projects PDF

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