Minnesota State University
Technical Communication and Artificial Intelligence
Minnesota State University

Technical Communication and Artificial Intelligence

Kevin Dover, Ph.D.

Instructor: Kevin Dover, Ph.D.

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

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2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • How to create beginner and intermediate technical documentation using genre and generative artificial intelligence.

  • Understand the prewriting, writing, and post-writing process, and the value of making each systematic and systemic.

  • Grasp both the power of organization and design in the creation and generation of technical documentation.

  • Understand the basics of generative artificial intelligence and how to use prompt engineering in technical documentation.

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September 2025

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9 assignments¹

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Taught in English

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This course is part of the Technical Communication in the AI Era Specialization
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There are 5 modules in this course

Lays and sets the foundation for understanding how we can efficiently and effectively create and generate documentation.

What's included

8 videos1 reading3 assignments1 peer review

Begin to learn the processes that will allow us to create and generate documentation efficiently and effectively.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review1 plugin

Recognize that artificial intelligence is a complement or a supplement not a replacement. (We work with it; it works with us.)

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin

Introduces the primary means by which we architecturally control (guide) readers' interaction with our documentation.

What's included

7 videos1 reading2 assignments1 peer review

Introduces the task most often associated with technical communication (revision, editing, proofreading).

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6 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review

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Kevin Dover, Ph.D.
Minnesota State University
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