An Introduction to Essential Elements of Technologies

Ten weekly sessions will cover the essential elements in various high-tech technologies the new technical writer need to know to get ready to write about products. The subject matter will include:

• Green Technology: Elements of alternative energy technology
•   Bio Energy, Electric Infrastructure, Geothermal, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Solar, Wind
• Networking
• OSI Model, Synchronization, Timing, Packetization, Topology
• LAN, WAN, MAN, SAN, CAN, PAN, DAN, WLAN, VLAN, MPLS
• Internet/Broadband, Packet Switching
• Network Equipment, Fibre Optics Client/Server, Peer-to-Peer
• Ethernet, Wireless, VoIP, IP over Satellite, Routing, Switching, Bridging, Protocols, 3-Play
• Basic Electronics
• Electrical Power, Specifications, Requirements, Hardware Components, Environmental Factors
• Basic System Architecture
• Mobile Platforms
• Imaging
• Programming Environments
• The Internet and Principles of Web-Based Systems
• And more...