Business & Technical Communications Courses

Austin Community College

The following links take you to catalog descriptions, master syllabi, animated tours, and online versions of these courses (which will give you a good idea about the contents and organization of these courses).

CE refers to Continuing Education. Tuition for courses is the same no matter where you live.

You can use any combination of these courses to earn a certificate in one of these two specializations:

The following courses are offered on a regular yearly rotation.

Credit number
CE number		 Course title: credit title/CE title
Catalog description
Master syllabus
Current schedule
Powerpoint tour
ENGL 2311
ETWR 1091		 Technical and Business Writing
Special Topics in English Technical and Business Writing
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Tour
ETWR 1372
ETWR 1072		 Grammar and Style
Grammar and Style for the Technical Writer
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Tour
ETWR 1373
ETWR 1073		 Government & Business Correspondence1
Correspondence for Government & Business Employees
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Not available
ETWR 1374
ETWR 1074		 Graphics for Business, Government and Technical Information
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Not available
ETWR 1376
ETWR 1076		 Grant Proposals and Business Plans2
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Not available
Not available
ETWR 1377
ETWR 1077		 Indexing and Document Control
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Not available
Not available
ETWR 1378
ETWR 1078		 Administrative Reports and Other Documents
Policy Writing for Government and Business Administrators
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Not available
ETWR 1391
——		 Special Topics: Engl Tech & Bus Writing
(not offered)
Catalog
Syllabus
Not applicable
Not applicable
ETWR 2364
——		 Practicum/Field Experience - Engl Tech & Bus Writing
(not offered)
Catalog
Syllabus
Not applicable
Not applicable
ETWR 2374
ETWR 2074		 Online Helps and Help-Authoring Tools
Online Helps and Help-Authoring Tools for Technical Writers
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Tour
ETWR 2375
ETWR 2075		 Writing Statistics for Information Specialists
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Not available
ETWR 2379
POFT 1007		 Editing Government, Business, and Technical Information 3
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Tour
ETWR 2472
ETWR 2072		 Book-Length Documents with Adobe FrameMaker 4
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Tour
ETWR 2473
ETWR 2073		 XHTML and CSS for Information Specialists
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Not available
ETWR 2476
ETWR 2076		 Book-Length Documents with MS Word5
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Not available
ETWR 2477
ETWR 2077		 Documentation Process and Content Management6
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Not available
ETWR 2478
ETWR 2078		 XML and Structured Authoring for Information Specialists
(same)
Catalog
Syllabus
Current
Not available
—— Capstone Portfolio Examination
(not offered)
Not applicable
Description
Not applicable
Not applicable


For More Information

The Business & Technical Communications Department is located in Building 4000 on Northridge Campus, at the corner of Metric Boulevard and Stonehollow Drive. You are invited to write or call:

David McMurrey, Department Chairperson
Business & Technical Communications Department
Austin Community College
11928 Stonehollow Drive
Austin, Texas 78758-3101

Voice: (512) 223-4804
Facsimile: (512)223-4988
E-mail: davidm@austincc.edu

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