Free Self-Paced Course

Technical Writing

11 Weeks · 309 Sections · Humanities — Writing & Communication

This free, self-paced course provides a structured 11-week syllabus for learning Technical Writing. Each module builds on the previous one, guiding you from foundational concepts through advanced topics with 309 pages of in-depth reading material. All content is drawn from our comprehensive Technical Writing textbook, organized into a clear weekly schedule that you can follow at your own pace.

Modules

309

Sections

Self-Paced

Free

Always Free

Weekly Syllabus

1 Front Matter

2 Part I: Part I — Writing Is Thinking

3 Part II: Part II — The Building Blocks

4 Part III: Part III — Academic and Scientific Writing

5 Part IV: Part IV — Professional and Workplace Writing

6 Part V: Part V — Software and Data Writing

7 Part VI: Part VI — Presentations and Oral Communication

8 Part VII: Part VII — Writing for Specific Fields

9 Part VIII: Part VIII — Synthesis

10 Part IX: Part IX — Capstone

11 Appendices

How to Use This Syllabus

Read at your own pace. Each module is designed for roughly one week of study, but there are no deadlines. Spend as much time as you need on each topic.
Follow in order or jump around. The modules are arranged sequentially for a structured learning path, but feel free to skip to any topic that interests you most.
No sign-up needed. Every page in this syllabus links directly to free, open-access content. Just click a topic and start reading immediately.

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