Re: Input wanted about online certificate programs

[Karen Graziano <kmgraziano03 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I live in upstate NY, and I completed the Brooklyn College online TW cert program. I thought it was good, and well worth the time and cost.  I did do some online "shopping" for TW programs prior to deciding on Brooklyn College. I thought it provided the most "bang for the buck".  (BTW, because this is an online program there is nothing that really "limits" it to NYC.  The instructor I worked with was based in Austin, TX.)
I'm currently a network administrator and use what I've learned in the cert program in preparing disaster recovery and help desk documents.
Regards,
Karen G



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Sent: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 10:06:38 AM
Subject: Re: Input wanted about online certificate programs

Hi Whirlers:

Did anyone ever address this poster's question? I am doing some research for
a friend in the situation--she has a small child and needs an online program
for technical writing that she can work in between family duties and a sales
job.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

-- PT

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Ben Bristow <btbris -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm planning to career-change into tech writing. I have an BA in English,
> and a work background in legal writing and legal software administration.
> What I don't yet have is the necessary baseline of skills, or a portfolio.
> Essentially I need to rebrand myself, and I would like to do it with a
> certificate program. I live in NYC, and there is only one program here: the
> one at Brooklyn College. Since it is online-only, I feel like I might as
> well broaden the search to *all* online tech writing programs (there's no
> geographic benefit to be gained as a New Yorker).
>
> So does anyone have suggestions? Maybe someone was in my situation a few
> years ago, did a certification, and was able to break in? I've got names
> and
> names from looking through old posts, but what I don't have is any method
> of
> differentiating between them. I want a program that can give me the skills
> I
> need in a practical sense; a more academic education in tech writing
> strikes
> me as being useful, but not as useful. I would also love to be able to earn
> credit towards a future master's (this is the one thing that the Brooklyn
> College program does not offer). And for that matter, has anyone done that
> program? It is amazingly inexpensive, but I don't know what sort of
> reputation it has.
>
> Thanks in advance and great list,
>
> -- Ben
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