Reviewing Technical Documents
About this Course
Peer review can improve the quality of technical documents, but the process of working well with colleagues and their writing can be a learning curve. This module offers a step-by-step method to maximize efficiency, collaborate effectively, and catch as many errors as possible to be a team that turns out top-quality papers and communications.
Designed for
- Professionals who will have typically earned a university degree or college diploma in a science or engineering discipline.
- Individuals engaged in continuing professional development (e.g., for a professional association/society).
Course Structure and Delivery
Online GUIDED SELF-PACED, COMPLETE BY DECEMBER 20
This course is designed to be completed in five to six hours. This course consists of asynchronous readings, video lectures, exercises, and assignments. Coursework is assessed as ‘Pass’ or ‘Fail’. All materials and engagement activities are delivered fully online through UBCO’s Canvas Catalog.
Credential Awarded
Learners who successfully complete this course will receive:
- a digital verifiable badge.
This course is part of the Critical Skills for Communication in the Technical Sector program. Learners who successfully complete all eight courses in the program will receive a Letter of Proficiency.
Requirements
Admission
This non-credit learning opportunity has no pre-requisites. The content is designed for adult learners; participants must be 18 years or older. The language of instruction is English.
Technical
- Access to a computer with a recent operating system and web browser
- High-speed internet connection
- Headset and webcam (recommended)
Course Materials
All materials required for this course will be provided within UBCO’s Canvas Catalog.
Instructional Team
Christa Bedwin, B.Ed., B.Sc. is a Senior Technical Editor, who has 20 years’ experience coaching scientific and engineering writers, and editing for industry, government, academia, and educational and trade publishers, with specialties in engineering and the environment. She has taught technical writing to professional engineers and scientists in Canada and internationally; has published three textbooks about writing for scientific reporting consultants; and among other projects has contributed chapters to Editors Canada’s two most recent publications, Editing Canadian English and its companion volume, Editorial Niches.
Additional Info
This credential is offered by the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science at UBC Okanagan. Questions about department courses and programs should be submitted to eegs.cpd@ubc.ca.
Last updated: 2023-05-30 09:14