Software Documentation

Software Documentation is a detailed explanation of the design, utility, and functionality of software products. Coursera's Software Documentation catalogue empowers you to create high-quality, purposeful, and user-friendly documentation for software applications. You'll learn how to write concise and precise technical documentation, create user manuals, develop API references, and generate software requirement and design specifications. This course will also guide you towards effectively communicating complex software architecture, features, and code changes to both technical and non-technical users, thus contributing significantly to the software development lifecycle.
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    Skills you'll gain: Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Software Documentation, Technical Communication, Professional Networking, Writing and Editing, Writing, Collaborative Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Portfolio Management, Target Audience, Visual Design, Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Multimedia, Content Management

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    Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible Languages and XML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Data Validation, Data Mapping, Verification And Validation, Data Sharing, Javascript, Document Management, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Technical Documentation, Interoperability, Maintainability, Data Integrity, Information Architecture, Software Documentation, Data Management, Scripting, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

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    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Software Design Documents, Requirements Analysis, Security Requirements Analysis, Mockups, Interviewing Skills, User Requirements Documents, Storyboarding, Functional Requirement, Goal Setting, Software Development Methodologies, Software Documentation, Agile Methodology, Business Requirements, Unified Modeling Language, Risk Management Framework, System Requirements, Meeting Facilitation, Prototyping, Software Development Life Cycle

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    Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Writing and Editing, Software Documentation, Proofreading, Writing, Report Writing, Usability, Target Audience, Prompt Engineering, Style Guides, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Design, User Experience, Document Management, Quality Assurance, User Research, Research Methodologies

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