Fundamentals of Technical Writing for the Life Sciences Industry

Learning Objectives

Through training, participants will:

• Understand the mandates for documentation set forth by the regulators, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and other governing bodies
• Know how the writing and reporting process supports products in research, development, and the marketplace
• Understand how documents work in tandem from initial correspondence about a project to approved protocols, amendments, and final study reports
• Know how to produce effective written correspondence
• Understand how to assess and write to your audience
• Know how to organize and deliver information based on the message required
• Understand how to structure reports
• Understand the innate structures of English grammar and create grammatically sound writing
• Learn how the active and passive voices work and how to choose the most appropriate one for the type of writing you are doing
• Have a working knowledge of punctuation marks and their role in making documents readable
• Know how to review and revise documents
• Understand your own writing patterns and know the answers to your questions about the English language
• Increase your confidence in writing and revising technical documents