Technical Documentation

Graduates of the postgraduate Master’s course are excellently qualified to assume responsibility – in all sectors and in executive positions – for the development and preparation of instructions and manuals for different target groups. This includes in particular

• operating instructions
• assembly instructions
• maintenance instructions
• repair instructions
• servicing documents
• process documentation
• training material
• information graphics

The practical and career-specific training provides the participants with knowledge and practical skills at academic level, which are required for the following fields of activity:

• project and process management and service management
• optimisation of existing documentation processes taking into account economic and technical aspects
• preparation, production and publication of different media for different target groups and requirements
• development of concept, layout and design
• information search
• editorial work
• content development and preparation of text and other media objects
• preparation of multilingual documentation and localisation
• localisation, translation and translation management
• terminology management
• online documentation, mobile documentation and multimedia documentation
• development of online help systems
• training development and e-learning
• introduction and administration of content management systems
• usability engineering
• quality management
• data updating, content management and archiving

Potential employers of graduates of this postgraduate Master’s course include the following core sectors and institutions:

• mechanical engineering
• automotive engineering
• metal industry
• chemicals industry
• medical and pharmaceuticals industry
• electrical engineering
• software development
• technical editing agencies
• translation agencies
• university or research institutes
• scientific publishers
• training and continuing education institutes