Re: Newbie to Tech Writing wants advice re: schools

["Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Here's the link:
http://132.239.151.4/Programs/index.cfm?vAction=certDetail&vCertificateID=113&vStudyAreaId=13

On 7/10/08, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Well, just this past Tuesday I discovered an online, credited course
> through (I think) UCSD (that's Univ. of CA, San Diego). It looked quite
> reasonable in terms of cost and energy (including fossil fuel-based)
> expended.
>
> > Chris
>
>
>  On 7/9/08, Dawn Throener <D -dot- Throener -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all!
>> I'm Dawn, a newbie to this group (joined yesterday).
>>
>> Years ago, (gulp...1996) I minored in Technical Writing but didn't do
>> anything with it.
>>
>> Now, I'd love to get back into the industry and want to go back to school.
>> I'm in the Twin Cities, MN and wonder...what's the best educational path
>> to
>> take. There's Certificates in Technical Writing and Masters Degrees and I
>> could even go back to get an undergrad degree in it as well.
>>
>> What would you do in my shoes? What's going to get me ahead and eventually
>> set me apart from others in the field to get a job?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help. I look forward to learning about this
>> career through your experiences.
>>
>> Take Care,
>>
>> ~Dawn
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