Education & Training Resources

By Becky Rude

Still keeping those New Year's resolutions? How about taking time this summer to brush up on your skills or to pursue a certificate or degree? Many of the local universities offer a variety of technical communication–related courses and programs. Or, you can check out the interesting events on content management and Macromedia Flash. Let us know if you attend these events or take a course!

Courses/Programs

 
School Couse/Certificate/Degree Dates
San Francisco
State University—
Multimedia Studies Program Online		 Fourteen online courses are offered this summer:
Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash I, Flash: Advanced Production, HTML I, HTML II, Interaction Design, JavaScript, Production Management, The Digital World, Understanding the Internet, Web Design, and Web Video.		 Classes run from May 30 to August 22.
San Francisco State University B.A. degree and certificate program in Technical and Professional Writing. Classes start in June and end in August.
UC Berkeley Extension Certificate in Technical Communication. Summer classes start on various dates in June and end in July or August.
UCLA Extension—OnlineLearning.net Award in General Business Studies with a Concentration in Technical Communication. Summer classes start in late June and end in August.
San Jose State University

Two programs:

 Summer courses start on various dates.

 

Events

 
Event Description Details

Content Management: Strategies for Single Sourcing

JoAnn Hackos and the Center for Information Development Management invite you to join them in the heart of San Francisco for the definitive conference on content management and single sourcing.

When: June 3–4, 2002

Location: Hyatt Regency, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco.

Flash: MD does MX

The North Bay Multimedia Association's (NBMA) monthly meeting topic is the "just-launched and somewhat revolutionary Macromedia Flash MX." Flash diva M.D. Dundon will give a presentation on this tool.

When: May 16, 2002, 6:00–9:00 P.M.

Location: Autodesk HQ, San Rafael.

Cost: Members free, $15 for non-members.

RSVP: Advance reservations required.

 

The Devil Mountain Views -- May/June 2002
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