Partnerships & Projects
Professional Writing for High Tech Industries — India (1997-2005)
Partners
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
S.A. International Limited, Chennai, India
Funding
Self-financed through tuition revenue
Description
A part-time non-credit program that addresses the needs of professional technical writers in the high-tech industry in southern India. The SFU Writing and Publishing Program provides course materials and evaluates final assignments.
Beneficiaries
Southern India has experienced extreme growth in its high-tech industries, particularly in the cities of Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, yet this region cannot readily find well-trained technical communicators to meet its needs. Industry, technical writers, and trainers will all benefit from this program.
Results
- Well-trained professional writers will raise the quality of documentation to standards such that local software companies can compete in the world market
- Employment and/or self-employment for professional writers by national and multi-national corporations
- An opportunity for technical writers to develop a local community for ongoing professional development and training
- Local high-tech industry will have a pool of qualified writers from which to draw
Links
The Writing and Publishing Program at Simon Fraser University
Contact
Writing and Publishing Program, Continuing Studies
Simon Fraser University Vancouver
Harbour Centre Building
515 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3
E-mail wpp@sfu.ca
Telephone 1-778-782-5073
Fax 1-778-782-5098