Certificate In Advance Writing Skills

Only 6 to 8 hours of study is required per course.

Session 1: Course Overview

Learning Objectives
Pre-Assignment
Pre-Course Assessment

Session 2: The Four Cs of Writing

Writing Clearly
Familiar Words
Precise Words
Concrete Nouns
Using Jargon
Jargon
Writing Concisely
Being Concise
Our Concise Responses
Complete Writing
Writing Correctly
Selecting Your Sources
Style
Being Stylish
Facts
Being Factual
Facts About the Internet
Choosing Your Sources
Selecting Our Sources - Responses

Session 3: Writing Mechanics

Emphasis
Adding Emphasis
Sentence Unity
Sentence Structure
Paragraph Size
Proper Paragraphs
Our Arranged Paragraphs
More on Paragraphs - Unity
More on Paragraphs - Coherence
More on Paragraphs - Emphasis
Rhythm
Voice
Are You Being Active or Passive?
Changing the Emphasis

Session 4: Dealing with Specific Requests

Types of Letters
Information Requests
Letters of Recommendation
Letters Refusing Requests
Letters of Persuasion
Recommendation
Saying No
Persuading
Responding

Session 5: Preparing Business Documents

Defining Business Cases
Business Cases
Setting Up Your Business Case
Requests for Proposals
Writing Reports
Writing Formal Reports
Documentation
Direct Quotes
Citing Sources
Being Consistent

Session 6: Editing Techniques

Pre-Assignment Review

Session 7: A Personal Action Plan

Starting Point
Where I Want to Go
How I Will Get There

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eCourses4You’s courses include:

Expert Instructor-Led Training

eCourses4You uses only the industry’s finest instructors in the IT industry. They have a minimum of 15 years real-world experience and are subject matter experts in their fields. Unlike a live class, you can fast-forward, repeat or rewind all your lectures. This creates a personal learning experience and gives you all the benefit of hands-on training with the flexibility of doing it around your schedule 24/7.

Visual Demonstrations & Multimedia Presentations

Our courseware includes instructor-led demonstrations and visual presentations that allow students to develop their skills based on real world scenarios explained by the instructor. eCourses4You always focuses on real world scenarios and skill-set development.

Quizzes & Exam Simulators

eCourses4You’s custom practice exams prepare you for your exams differently and more effectively than the traditional exam preps on the market. You will have practice quizzes after each module to ensure you are confident on the topic you have completed before proceeding.

This will allow you to gauge your effectiveness before moving to the next module in your course. eCourses4You Courses also include practice exams designed to replicate and mirror the environment in the testing center. These exams are on average 100 questions to ensure you are 100% prepared before taking your certification exam.

Social Learning & Networking

eCourses4You has designed a world class Learning Management System (LMS) This system allows you to interact and collaborate with other students and eCourses4You employees, form study groups, engage in discussions in our NOW@ Forums, rate and “like” different courses and stay up to date with all the latest industry knowledge through our forums, student contributions and announcement features. This LMS is unmatched in the industry and makes learning fun and enjoyable.

Flash Cards & Educational Games

eCourses4You knows that education is not a one size fits all approach. Students learn in different ways through different tools. That is why we provide Flash Cards and Education Games throughout our courses. This will allow you to train in ways that keep you engaged and focused. Each course will have dozens of Flash Cards so you can sharpen your skill-sets throughout your training as well as educational games designed to make sure your retention level of the materials is extremely high.

Navigation & Controls

eCourses4You’s self-paced training programs are designed in a modular fashion to allow you the flexibility to work with expert level instruction anytime 24/7. All courses are arranged in defined sections with navigation controls allowing you to control the pace of your training. This allows students to learn at their own pace around their schedule.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP, or later
Modern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

MAC/iOS:

OSX/iOS 6 or later
Modern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)

All systems:

Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or faster
Flash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities (We recommend Google Chrome)