School of Docs: Graduating in Technical Writing

Technical writing is a discipline which calls to people from all kinds of industries and backgrounds. People in software and API developer roles, product managers and hardware engineers have all found themselves graduating into tech writer roles, but what about people who’ve literally graduated with a degree in this discipline?

This September, Write The Docs London is proud to present School of Docs: Graduating in Technical Writing, which sees Dr. Ann Marcus-Quinn Ph.D, Associate Professor in Technical Communication and Instructional Design at the University of Limerick and Gareth Brinn, MA and Documentation Manager at Gravitee give presentations on taking – and making – the scholarly route to technical writing.

Speaking remotely from Limerick, Dr. Ann will open the event, and will discuss UL’s online Graduate Certificate programme in Technical Writing and the MA in Technical Writing and E-Learning, how they both were developed and structured.

Gareth Brinn will then give his talk, ‘Five Years, One Discipline: From MA to Documentation Manager’ about his experiences earning his Masters qualification, and then working at Gravitee, how formal training holds up against product work in a professional environment.

🗒️ Agenda
When: Thursday, 17 September from 6:00pm
Where: Unity, SE1 0LH
What:

18:00 - 18:30 Arrival
18:30 - 18:45 Welcome & Housekeeping
18:45 - 19:15 Part 1: Developing a programme and university degree for technical writing
19:15 - 19:45 Break
19:45 - 20:30 Part 2: Five Years, One Discipline: From MA to Documentation Manager
19:50 - 20:00 Q&A
20:30 - 21:00 Networking

All times are approximate.

📍 How to find us
Look for WTD signs and friendly organisers at the venue entrance.

✉️ 1st Floor, Unity, Union House, 182-194 Union St, London SE1 0LH

🌍 Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VMydeU7iNErTxpYi9

🗺️ What3Words: ///strut.noted.kept

📸 Photos
Please note that organisers may take photos during the event for the Write the Docs London community.