Training for Excellence YEDA Center for Technical Communication

Who is YEDA? Leading Online Technical Writing Training Program YEDA is the leading online training program for Technical Writing and Marketing Communications. Thousands of Graduates World-wide Founded in 1993 in Tel Aviv by American sociologist and communication expert, Dr. Mati Schwarcz, YEDA quickly began training and placing graduates in well known hi-tech companies. Your Entrance to the World of Hi-Tech Today YEDA’s graduates staff and run Technical Communication departments in companies throughout the world including Intel, SAP, Amdocs, HP, Mercury, CheckPoint, Comverse, Gilat, RAD, DSP-G, MicroSoft, AOL, Lightscape, Radware, and many others. Dr. Mati Schwarcz, Founder of YEDA

Leading Online Technical Writing Training Program

YEDA is the leading online training program for Technical Writing and Marketing Communications.

Thousands of Graduates World-wide

Founded in 1993 in Tel Aviv by American sociologist and communication expert, Dr. Mati Schwarcz, YEDA quickly began training and placing graduates in well known hi-tech companies.

Your Entrance to the World of Hi-Tech

Today YEDA’s graduates staff and run Technical Communication departments in companies throughout the world including Intel, SAP, Amdocs, HP, Mercury, CheckPoint, Comverse, Gilat, RAD, DSP-G, MicroSoft, AOL, Lightscape, Radware, and many others.

The Method Lectures that provide theory and examples. Exercises that enable the student to convert their theoretical knowledge to practical skills. Feedback on the student’s exercises that includes detailed corrections and comments. YEDA’s method involves 3 aspects: Lectures Exercises Feedback

Lectures that provide theory and examples.

Exercises that enable the student to convert their theoretical knowledge to practical skills.

Feedback on the student’s exercises that includes detailed corrections and comments.

Lectures Lectures present topics clearly and provide vivid examples so that students have a pattern to work from. Examples are analyzed as patterns that students can use in their own writing. Why the operation is performed, under what circumstances, etc. What results the user can expect from the operation. Background material on concepts, terminology, and other information relevant to the operation. Explanations Before an Operating Instruction After the title, you should provide an explanation of the operation. The explanation precedes the operating instructions and lets the user know why he should perform the operation in the first place. Your explanations should be short and to the point. They should contain some, or all, of the following: This can also include previous stages that occur before the operation is performed. Here is an example: Defining Paragraph Characteristics You use the Paragraph dialog box to define paragraph characteristics such as line spacing, space between paragraphs, alignment, indentation, and more. After you select the desired settings and choose OK, Word applies the characteristics to all of the text to the end of the paragraph. The end of the paragraph is indicated by a paragraph symbol that appears when you click the Show/Hide button on the toolbar. Lectures Exercises Feedback

Lectures present topics clearly and provide vivid examples so that students have a pattern to work from.

Examples are analyzed as patterns that students can use in their own writing.

Why the operation is performed, under what circumstances, etc.

What results the user can expect from the operation.

Background material on concepts, terminology, and other information relevant to the operation.

Exercises Exercises teach students how to apply the knowledge that they have learned in the lecture. Lectures Exercises Feedback

Exercises teach students how to apply the knowledge that they have learned in the lecture.

Feedback Instructor feedback enables instructors to augment the original lecture and provide information and insight to students whose work they are reviewing. Through feedback, students discover what they still need to learn and what they must correct. Exercises Feedback Lectures

Instructor feedback enables instructors to augment the original lecture and provide information and insight to students whose work they are reviewing.

Through feedback, students discover what they still need to learn and what they must correct.

Course Content YEDA’s training covers the knowledge and skills you need to get a job in technical writing. The course consists of 36 lectures and includes 4 Modules: Technical Writing Marcom (Marketing Communications) Desktop Publishing (DTP) Technology (Computers, Software and Data Communications)

Technical Writing

Marcom (Marketing Communications)

Desktop Publishing (DTP)

Technology (Computers, Software and Data Communications)

Job Preparation • Writes, edits, and revises documentation for product development, support services, for both internal employees and external clients. • Produces clear and concise documentation for web-based, database-driven mission critical application. • Retrieves, organizes, analyzes and synthesizes complex subject matter and transforms it into easy-to-understand information for specific audiences. • Participates in planning the overall design of software product documentation. For example, installation, operation, and maintenance instructions and other technical publications, such as technical data sheets, etc. • Interviews subject-matter experts, attends project meetings, manages project hours, and recommends documentation improvements. • Writes documentation that conforms to best practices for writing, presentation, and editing standards. Job description Technical Writer / Editor responsible for preparing reports, plans, policies, and writing guidelines for the Intelligence Community Technology Governance (ICTG) organization. The position requires frequent interactions with staff in matters of grammar, style, syntax, usage, punctuation, and formatting to improve the quality and effectiveness of DNI communications. YEDA’s Comprehensive Curriculum Provides Thorough Training for Technical Communication Positions, both in Israel and Abroad.

Progress Reports and Evaluation YEDA believes in working closely with employers to help students advance and overcome potential problems. Periodic Progress Reports chart the students progress through the course. A final evaluation enables employers and students to understand strengths and weaknesses, and what needs to be practiced to improve. Upon successful completion of the course, the student receives a Certificate of Completion from YEDA.

YEDA believes in working closely with employers to help students advance and overcome potential problems.

Periodic Progress Reports chart the students progress through the course.

A final evaluation enables employers and students to understand strengths and weaknesses, and what needs to be practiced to improve.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student receives a Certificate of Completion from YEDA.

Working Towards Excellence YEDA believes that Technical Communication is an Art that builds a bridge of understanding between Man and Technology. As in any art, we believe that thorough training is essential in helping you develop your talent and achieve your full potential. The Art of Technical Communication

YEDA believes that Technical Communication is an Art that builds a bridge of understanding between Man and Technology.

As in any art, we believe that thorough training is essential in helping you develop your talent and achieve your full potential.