Ottawa, April 15th, 2003: Online-Learning.com announces a new online Information Design Program. The program teaches students how to create online and traditional information documents. There are five mandatory courses and one elective course in the program. Mandatory courses include Technical Writing, Graphics For Non-Designers, User Interface Design, User Interface Analysis and Usability Testing. Students may choose one elective course from Web-Based Training Design, Online Help System Design or Advanced XML Authoring.

The program contains approximately 400 hours of training and is flexibly packaged to meet the needs of today's learners. Students can take courses either part-time or full-time and have up to 18 months to complete the entire program.

All of the courses are taught over the Internet using an instructor-led teaching approach. Students work through the course materials at their own pace, submitting assignments based on a preset schedule. Instructors provide support and motivation throughout each course. Students receive detailed feedback on each assignment. In addition, audio and/or text chat sessions are scheduled for those students who prefer to interact with their classmates in a real-time setting. The approach has received high praise from students and has helped Online-Learning achieve student completion rates of 75-85%.

The program is certified by universities in Canada and the United States. Students completing the program can pursue careers in technical writing, human factors or information design.

About the Information Design Program