Translation quality management

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104 ratings

Barabash Alexander

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National Research Tomsk State University

Palex

Translation quality management

National Research Tomsk State University

About this Course

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Professional translation is a complex process that usually involves collaboration of multiple people. The course will show you how to build this process correctly: analyze content, determine requirements and risks, select appropriate jobs and vendors, evaluate translation quality. 
You will know why user manuals should not be translated in the same way as you would translate promotional or legal documents. You will see why every content type requires a special translation approach and learn to prioritize quality blocks during project planning. This course will also teach you to select translators and editors based on the content analysis, so your projects could always stay within budget and deadlines.

This course is based on the Palex’s corporate educational program. Since 2014, it has already helped us train dozens of localization and translation quality managers for our company. Now we want to share these knowledge and experience with the entire community of the translation industry. 

Along with the theoretical knowledge, you will also get skills that can be applied to your work right away. All the lectures are accompanied with tests that will help you understand the topics, and every module comes with a practical exercise that is based on the real-world situation.

The aim of the course is to present the expertise of Palex in the field of localization and translation, packaging the corporate training program into an online format.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish

What you will learn

Understand what is translation quality and how it is related to the type of the text being translated

Know stages of the translation process

Build translation workflow

Classify texts, define requirement and risks associated with their translation

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Beginner Level

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish

Instructor

Instructor rating

4.5/5 (37 Ratings)

Barabash Alexander

Production Group Leader, Palex

10,186 Learners

1 Course

Offered by

National Research Tomsk State University

National Research Tomsk State University is the largest classical university in the Asian part of Russia. For over 140 years TSU has been training the scientific and managerial elite, based on the integration of academic process and fundamental scientific research. It is a renowned center of education, science, innovations and attraction for creative talents, a generator of advanced ideas, and a paragon of adherence to the best traditions of Russian higher education.

There are 20 departments and learning institutes, 1 University branch, Institute of Distance Education, Institute of Innovations in Education operating at TSU, and more than 17,000 students studying at the University, with more than 130 subject areas and specialties to choose from. TSU offers 106 Master’s programmes in 25 areas of academic studies and counting. The number of international students is constantly increasing, now with more than 1300 TSU students coming from countries such as the USA, UK, Germany, France, Australia, Italy, Poland, Mongolia, China, Vietnam, Korea, Columbia, Turkey and others.

Palex

Palex is an internationally recognized provider of translation and localization solutions for software, electronics and medical device companies, serving more than 80 clients in 39 countries. Since 2002, Palex has provided high-quality technical translation and localization services for companies ranging from start-ups to the Global 500. With three international offices and a global network of over 700 translation and localization professionals, Palex translates more than 20 million words a year, and works in 54 languages and 75 language pairs.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Content Rating94%(2,372 ratings)

Week

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Welcome to the course "Translation quality management"

1 hour to complete

2 videos (Total 7 min), 4 readings

2 hours to complete

Module 1. Content Analysis

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 39 min)

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Module 2. Translation Process

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 41 min)

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Module 3. Translation Quality Evaluation

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 34 min)

Week

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Module 4. Vendor Selection

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 32 min)

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TOP REVIEWS FROM TRANSLATION QUALITY MANAGEMENT

by BBDec 29, 2020

Very informative and detailed. The only problem - there are many mistakes in quizzes, sometimes it is difficult to pass a test. Please fix these problems.

by GSApr 12, 2020

Excellent material! It taught me the basics of translation quality management in very little time using simple and logical explanations.

by GNJan 29, 2020

Great content! Helpful for translators who want to understand translation from the PM's side. Quizzes should be improved, though.

by ASep 5, 2020

Very detailed and informative. I went from no knowledge on the topic to being almost proficient. Thank you

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Translation quality management

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