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Technical Writing Courses

Technical writing courses can help you learn how to create clear documentation, write user manuals, develop online help systems, and produce technical reports. You can build skills in audience analysis, information design, and effective editing techniques. Many courses introduce tools like Markdown for formatting, Adobe FrameMaker for document creation, and content management systems for organizing and publishing materials.


Popular Technical Writing Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Improve Business Performance with Microsoft Forms

    Skills you'll gain: Employee Surveys, Employee Engagement, User Feedback, Microsoft 365, Business Intelligence Software, Performance Analysis, Internal Communications, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Business Software, Market Research, User Research, Data Analysis Software, Business Strategy

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Duke University

    Rust for DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Containerization, CI/CD, Docker (Software), DevOps, Jenkins, Rust (Programming Language), Prometheus (Software), System Monitoring, JSON, Command-Line Interface, Shell Script, Automation, System Programming, Software Testing, GitHub

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    U

    Universidad Austral

    Introducción a la contabilidad: comienza tu emprendimiento.

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Accounting, Small Business Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Bookkeeping, Entrepreneurial Finance, Investments, Decision Making

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    43 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Imperial College London

    3D Graphics in Android: Sensors and VR

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Android Development, Computer Graphics, Android Studio, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animations, Interaction Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Illinois Tech

    Linear Regression

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, R Programming, R (Software), Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Linear Algebra

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Build your first Search Engine using AWS Kendra

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon S3, Machine Learning

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Toronto

    Plant Bioinformatics Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Bioinformatics, Analysis, Data Synthesis, Statistical Methods, Technical Communication, Data Collection

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    32 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Advanced Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Generative Model Architectures, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Image Analysis, Graph Theory, Tensorflow, Artificial Neural Networks, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Health Informatics, Predictive Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Synthesis, Python Programming

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    IBM

    Introduction to the Threat Intelligence Lifecycle

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Management, Threat Detection, Data Management, Data Validation, Technical Communication, Automation, Requirements Analysis, Machine Learning

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    34 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    Northeastern University

    NLP in Engineering: Concepts & Real-World Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scalability

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
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    S

    Skillshare

    AI for Business: Branding, Creative Content, and Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Motion Graphics, Blogs, Graphic and Visual Design, Scripting, Creativity, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Color Theory, Media Production, Persona Development, Target Audience, Image Quality, Writing and Editing, Marketing

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    42 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    G

    Google

    Functions and Conditional Statements

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Computational Logic, Algorithms, Computer Programming

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular technical writing courses

  • Improve Business Performance with Microsoft Forms: Coursera
  • Rust for DevOps: Duke University
  • Introducción a la contabilidad: comienza tu emprendimiento.: Universidad Austral
  • 3D Graphics in Android: Sensors and VR: Imperial College London
  • Linear Regression: Illinois Tech
  • Build your first Search Engine using AWS Kendra: Coursera
  • Plant Bioinformatics Capstone: University of Toronto
  • Advanced Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Introduction to the Threat Intelligence Lifecycle : IBM
  • NLP in Engineering: Concepts & Real-World Applications: Northeastern University

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