Dynamic Websites. Technical Communication. Prof. Martin Schober

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1 Dynamic Websites T2M111 Seminar ECTS Credits: 7 1st semester Prof. Martin Schober The students learn to create dynamic websites by using the programming language PHP. In this context, the possible integration of databases, the administration of websites, the formatting with CSS and the use of templates are dealt with. Finally, the students get an overview on the most important dynamic website technologies and the requirements for their implementation, and they are informed about criteria for and against the use of these technologies. have basic knowledge about dynamic website programming, be able to program dynamic websites and SQL databases by using PHP, MySQL and AJAX, know where and when PHP, MySQL and AJAX are used in the context of administering and publishing websites in the field of. Seminar supported by blackboard notes, Power Point slides and practical exercises in the computer laboratory Multimedia Documentation T2M112 Lecture

2 ECTS Credits: 3 1st semester Prof. Martin Schober The criteria for the use of multimedia formats in Technical Documentation and the respective tools are presented. With the help of a criteria catalogue, the students learn to check whether a technical text can be replaced or supplemented by multimedia files. An approach to comparing the costs of text documentation with the costs of multimedia documentation is presented. Finally, the students get an overview on the most important tools and methods and learn how to use these techniques and tools in short practical exercises. have basic knowledge on the possible applications of interactive multimedia documentation, be able to program interactive multimedia 2D and 3D components, know about the costs of multimedia technologies and their use in Technical Documentation. Lecture supported by lecture notes, blackboard notes, Power Point slides and practical exercises in the computer laboratory Cost Efficiency and Cost Accounting T2M121 Lecture

3 ECTS Credits: 3 1st semester Prof. Mayer Cost accounting: cost classification, cost centre accounting, cost unit accounting, job order costing, controlling. Direct Costing: cost trends, break-even-analysis, contribution accounting, pricing, job portfolio, makeor-buy decisions. Calculation of specific project costs in the field of. Management ratios. Cost-benefit-analysis. Capital budgeting. In their first degree programme, the students should have gained some basic knowledge about companies and documentation. Furthermore, they should speak. know the fundamentals of economic thinking and have some basic knowledge about company cost accounting be able to plan, control and monitor complex Technical Documentation projects possess methodological skills in the following fields: general management, Human Resources management and teamwork, interface management, efficient work organisation, rhetoric, and presentation techniques Lecture, exercises, group work Däumler/Grabe: Kostenrechnung 1: Grundlagen, Verlag Neue Wirtschafts-Briefe, 10. Auflage, Herne, Berlin, 2008 Däumler/Grabe: Kostenrechnung 2: Deckungsbeitragsrechnung, Verlag Neue Wirtschafts-Briefe, 8. Auflage, Herne, Berlin, 2006 Däumler/Grabe: Grundlagen der Investitions- und Wirtschaftlichkeitsrechnung, Verlag Neue Wirtschafts-Briefe, 12. Auflage, Herne, Berlin, 2007 Documents of the Lecturer Project Management T2M122 Seminar

4 ECTS Credits: 4 1st semester Prof. Mayer Project characteristics, project lifecycle, Specification phase: mind mapping, determining objectives: information-plan, project-plan, requirement specifications, cost efficiency. Planning phase: work breakdown structure, workflow list, scheduling, resources and costs, project organisation. Implementation phase: tracking progress, teambuilding, motivation, IT tools, MS Project. project coordination, team meetings. Project completion, knowledge management and documentation. management ratios, project report presentation. In their first degree programme, the students should have gained some basic knowledge about companies and about documentation. Furthermore, they should speak. be able to plan, control and monitor complex Technical Documentation projects possess methodological skills in the following fields: general management, Human Resources management and teamwork, interface management, efficient work organisation, rhetoric, and presentation techniques Case-study oriented lecture with team exercises. Burghardt, Manfred: Einführung in das Projektmanagement, 5. Auflage, Erlangen 2007 Hackos, JoAnn T.: Managing your Documentation Projects, New York, 1994 Mayer, Thomas: Projektmanagement - Methoden und Tools, Studienbrief, Hamburg 2002 Quality and Process Management T2M123 Lecture ECTS Credits: 3

5 1st semester Prof. Dr. Ziegler The students learn the concepts of quality and process management. This includes, for example, legal basics, and the methods of process analysis, modelling and optimation. In their first degree programme, the students should have gained some basic knowledge about companies and process-driven creation of documentation. Furthermore, they should speak. be able to plan, control and monitor complex Technical Documentation projects possess methodological skills in the following fields: workflow management within content management, efficient work and process organisation, system driven quality management in technical communication, IT-architecture for processes, quality control and services Lecture with practical exercises helping the students to get a better understanding of the subject. Standardisation Methods in Technical Documentation T2M131 Seminar ECTS Credits: 4 1st semester Prof. Jürgen Muthig Creating print documentation is traditionally one of the most important tasks of Technical Communicators. Therefore, it requires solid knowledge and skills which the students usually have acquired in the Bachelor program. This previous knowledge is activated and critically analysed. In practical exercises, the leading standardisation methods are

6 compared and the results are systematically discussed. be able to work with the most common standardisation methods. Seminar supported by lecture notes and practical exercises in the computer laboratory Muthig, Jürgen (Hg.) 2008a: Standardisierungsmethoden für die Technische Dokumentation. Lübeck: Schmidt-Römhild. (tekom - Hochschulschriften, Bd. 16)(ISBN: ) Barker, T. Thomas 2003: Software Documentation. A task-oriented approach. 2nd edition. New York, San Francisco, Boston: Longman.(ISBN: ) Dentz, Dorothea 2001: Informationsdesign für technische Dokumentation in einem Dokumentenmanagementsystem. In: Hennig, J./Tjarks-Sobhani, M. (Hgg.): Informations- und Wissensmanagement für technische Dokumentation. Lübeck: Schmidt-Römhild. S (tekom - Schriften zur technischen Kommunikation, Bd. 4). Hargis, Gretchen/Hernandez, Ann Kilty/Hughes, Polly/Ramaker, Jim et. al. 1998: Developing quality technical information. A handbook for writers and editors. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall PTR. Muthig, Jürgen 2001: Technical communication at the watershed. In: Temmerman, R./Lutjeharms, M. (eds.): Trends in special language & language technology. Antwerpen. S (Proceedings for the international colloquium in Brussels, Flemish Parliament, 29 & 30 March 2001).(ISBN: ) Schäflein-Armbruster, Robert 2008: Ohne Leit kein Freud. Herausforderungen auf dem Weg zum erfolgreichen Redaktionsleitfaden. In: technische kommunikation 4, Jg. 30, S Oehmig, Peter 2004: Der Redaktionsleitfaden. Grundstein zur Dokumentation. Schenkenzell: GFT GmbH Technische Dienstleistung.(ISBN: ) Hentrich, Johannes 2008: DITA. Der neue Standard für Technische Dokumentation.: XLcontent Verlag. Thatcher, Barry L./Evia, Carlos (eds.) 2008: Communication. Issues, Policies and Practices. Amityville, New York: Baywood. Standardised Information Architectures T2M132

7 Project ECTS Credits: 6 1st semester Prof. Sissi Closs Standards are a proven means to harmonise Technical Documentation. They are necessary when a document has reached a certain size and data have to be exchanged with many other different programs. This lecture presents and compares important standards, such as DITA or DocBook, for the most typical information architectures in the world of documentation (manual, online help). be able to work with XML-based basic structures. Project supported by lecture notes and practical exercises in the computer laboratory Closs, Sissi (2006): Single-Source-Publishing - Topic-orientierte Strukturierung und DITA. Siegen : entwickler.press Innovative Documentation Concepts T2M211 Seminar ECTS Credits: 8

8 2nd semester Prof. Anja Grunwald The creation of Technical Documentation is constantly subject to change. Not only the tools, but also the methods and concepts are continually improved. Permanent innovation is required for meeting the challenge to produce both target-group-specific and cost-efficient documentation at the same time. Recently, for example, the concept of "Ergonomic Design" has been developed and is currently used in a pilot phase by a big car manufacturer. Another trend are utility films, that particularly in maintenance documentation complement and even partially replace traditional print documentation. Which innovations can be expected in the future? Experimentation and creativity are emphasized in this course. know the methods related to the most common documentation concepts and should be able to use these methods themselves. Seminar supported by practical exercises in the utility laboratory Mangold, Roland: Informationspsychologie: Wahrnehmen und Gestalten in der Medienwelt Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 2007 (ISBN-13: ) Anderson, John R.: Kognitive Psychologie Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 2007 (ISBN-13: ) Brückner, Hartmut: Informationen gestalten / Designing Information: Einblicke in das Arbeitsfeld "Informationsgestaltung und Typografie" Hauschild Verlag, 2004 (ISBN-13: ) Programming Concepts T2M212 Lecture ECTS Credits: 2 2nd semester

9 Prof. Sissi Closs Lecture supported by lecture notes, blackboard notes, Power Point slides and practical exercises in the computer laboratory Technical Documentation for the Global Marketplace T2M221 Seminar ECTS Credits: 6 2nd semester Prof. Dr. Petra Drewer Translation and localisation management is frequently part of a Technical Communicator's job. Therefore, the students learn about the most important topics playing a role in the GILT industry (globalisation, internationalisation, localisation, translation) and about problems and solution strategies that are relevant for this field of Technical Communication. know about terms, concepts, relationships, problems and solution strategies playing a role in the GILT industry (globalisation, internationalisation, localisation, translation), be able to initiate and manage processes in the GILT industry,

10 know about the possibilities and limitations of automation in the GILT industry (Translation Memory Systems, Machine Translation Systems, Controlled Language Checkers, Authoring Memory Systems, terminology databases, etc.) and about the corresponding workflows. Seminar supported by lecture notes, blackboard notes, Power Point slides and practical exercises in the computer laboratory Beneke, Jürgen / Jarman, Francis (Hrsg.) (2005): Interkulturalität in Wissenschaft und Praxis. Hildesheim : Universitätsverlag (Hildesheimer Universitätsschriften 15) Göpferich, Susanne (2002): Textproduktion im Zeitalter der Globalisierung : Entwicklung einer Didaktik des Wissenstransfers. Tübingen : Stauffenburg (Studien zur Translation 15) Reinke, Uwe (2004): Translation Memories : Systeme Konzepte Linguistische Optimierung. Frankfurt/M. : Lang (Sabest Saarbrücker Beiträge zur Sprach- und Translationswissenschaft 2) Schubert, Klaus (Hrsg.) (2003): Übersetzen und Dolmetschen : Modelle, Methoden, Technologie. Tübingen : Narr Snell-Hornby, Mary et al. (Hrsg.) (2005): Handbuch Translation. 2. verbesserte Aufl. unveränd. Nachdruck der 2. Aufl Tübingen : Stauffenburg Stolze, Radegundis (2005): Übersetzungstheorien : Eine Einführung. 4. überarb. Aufl. Tübingen : Narr (narr studienbücher) Research Colloquium T2M222 Seminar ECTS Credits: 4 2nd semester Prof. Jürgen Muthig In this colloquium, the students are prepared for their Thesis and can discuss the current publication and research status of different aspects related to.

11 be know about the current publication and research status of different aspects related to. Seminar supported by presentations, blackboard notes and Power Point slides Content Management T2M231 Seminar ECTS Credits: 5 2nd semester Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ziegler This course deals with the technologies, methods and strategies related to Content and Information Management in technical information systems: information modelling, re-use and variant methods, modularising information, generating and converting documents, presenting information in multiple types of media, using XML/XSL technologies, and evaluating and implementing information systems. Basic skills in XML, HTML, programming, content management, structuring and standardising information know how to use Content Management methods and technologies, know how to evaluate and implement information systems, know the strategic aspects of an integrative information management.

12 Seminar supported by lecture notes, blackboard notes, Power Point slides and practical exercises in the computer laboratory. Straub, Ziegler: "Effizientes Informaitionsmanagement durch spezielle Content-Management-Systeme" tekom 2008 Muthig (Hrsg): "Standardisierungsmethoden für die Technische Dokumentation" tekom 2008 Rockley: "Managing Enterprise Content" new riders 2003 Content Management, Project T2M232 Project ECTS Credits: 5 2nd semester Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ziegler The students work on practical examples from the world of Content Management to unite and enhance their technological and conceptional skills in a project. Basic skills in XML, HTML, programming, content management, structuring and standardising informationn know how to practrically use Content Management methods and technologies, know how evaluate and implement information systems, know the strategic aspects of integrative information management. Project based on practical work in the computer laboratory.

13 Bachelor Thesis T2MT00 Practical work Second year ECTS Credits: 25 3rd semester All professors of the degree program In his/her Thesis, the student proves his/her ability to work on a topic of the field of. The topic can be inclined towards practice but must be scientifically demanding and must be presented in an argumentative and well-considered manner. The thesis is supervised by a professor and can be written for and in an industrial enterprise. be able to work scientifically and methodologically, be able to work on a practice-relevant topic related to Technical Communication. MA Thesis Final Oral Exam T2MT01 Examination

14 Second year ECTS Credits: 5 3rd semester All professors of the degree program Connections and transfer between different topics in the field of of the results achieved in the thesis be able to present and defend the results achieved in their thesis.