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User Training for Busy Programmers

By : William Rice
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User Training for Busy Programmers

By: William Rice

Overview of this book

If you need to write a successful software training course and are unsure of how to start, then this book gets right to the point with clear, concise directions for developing an end-user software course. This step-by-step job aid walks you through the process of developing a successful, instructor-led software class. There are many good books on training theory. This book takes a more practical, condensed approach for when you don't have time to learn training theory. It is based on fifteen years of technical writing and training experience. In under 100 pages, the book guides you through the process of developing an end-user software course using a method that is tested, proven, and based upon sound instructional theory.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Test the Room Setup


You don’t know for sure if the course software will run on the instructor and student computers until you have tested it. For example, consider teaching a web-based application. In this case, the firewall or security settings in the browser might prevent the application from functioning properly. If the software must be installed on the training room computers, you may need to deal with issues like disk space, memory, and missing .dll files.

You should also test the projector for the training room. Some software is designed to be run at high resolution, such as 1024 by 768 pixels. Test the projector to ensure it has enough resolution to display the application and slide show.