Udemy Technical Writing: How to Write Using DITA XML

How to Become a Modern and Successful Technical Writer Using DITA XML

Description​

Do you want to learn how to write structured documentation using DITA XML? If yes, I can help!
My name is Jordan Stanchev. I have built my career in the field of technical communications over the last 20 years.
Starting off as a Java developer, I have then become a senior technical writer and had built a career as a DITA information architect.
I have written thousands of pages of software documentation guides for administrators and for developers. The software products I have worked on are in the field of security, messaging services, and development infrastructure (such as GitHub and SAP NWDI).
Today, I am a part of the team that leads the development of DITA XML-based infrastructure projects. The technical writers' community we serve is more than 1000 authors. I also chair the experts' group of our nearly 300 people strong group of DITA information architects in a Fortune 100 company - SAP SE. I constantly have to write software development specifications and project documentation, in addition to the user guide .
What can I say, I have vast experience to share in structured writing and information architecture using DITA XML. And this is what I focus on in this course.
Based on my experience, what I can tell you, is that for a modern technical writer looking to build his or her career in the field of technical communications, knowing DITA XML simply is a must!
You wouldn't believe how often I hear back from my students how the knowledge from this course is what made the breakthrough in their DITA technical writer job interview and helped them advance their careers!
To achieve the ultimate career goal, all you do need is to learn writing using DITA!

Knowledge of DITA is relevant for you if you are involved in any way with software documentation as a:

• technical writer;
• information architect;
• people manager, managing technical writers in the team;
• user experience designer;
• business analyst;
• project manager;

The course 'How to Write Using DITA XML" is designed for intermediate to advanced level technical writers who want to deep dive into the capabilities offered by DITA, create complex and personalized user guides and deliver this single-sourced output using the Oxygen Author tool into various delivery channels.
It is based on the online DITA XML training I've been providing to my students at univeristy.
WARNING:
It will take you around 8-10 hours from the start of this course just to go through this material! It comes with lots of various hands-on exercises, examples, and advice based on my practice.
I recommend that you take one section a day at most, to avoid being overwhelmed and manage to perform each exercise described.
The course further deep dive and elaborate the basic concepts and knowledge introduced with the course 'A Quick Start to Technical Writing with DITA' and then provides more advanced details and strategies such as reuse of content and personalization of content based on profiling strategy.

Note:
If you are looking for a quick start into DITA, consider the basic DITA course 'A Quick Start to Technical Writing with DITA', which is for technical communicators, that are not yet familiar with DITA.


How much time does the course take? In short:
Section 1: Introduction - 70 min
Section 2: 5 Quick Steps to Writing in DITA XML - 50 min
Section 3: DITA Elements - 25 min
Section 4: Reusing Content in DITA - 50 min
Section 5: Profiling (conditioning) Content in DITA - 60 min
Section 6: Information Architecture for Technical Communicators - 50 min
Section 7: Information Architecture for DITA Authors - 90 min
Section 8: How to Create Interactive Images in DITA - 80 min
Section 9: Linking in DITA - 77 min
Section 10: Customizing DITA XML Output - 60 min

Who this course is for:​

• Technical writers who want to advance their knowledge in DITA