Working with content management systems (or component content management systems, CCMS for short) is often disparagingly referred to as "industrialized text production". As with industrial products that are practical but come in a boring and loveless design, documents from a CCMS are said to be squeezed onto the pages in a "one-size-fits-all" look in order to maximize paper [...].
Trotz Rückgangs der Arbeitslosenzahlen haben es ältere Menschen überdurchschnittlich schwer, einen Job zu finden. Beim Weg zurück ins Arbeitsleben fangen viele wieder ganz unten an – selbst, wenn sie eine gute berufliche Qualifikation mitbringen. Einige bleiben sogar ganz auf der Strecke. Es entsteht schnell ein gewisser Grundverdacht: „Mit dem kann was nicht stimmen!“ Die [...]
A first day packed with presentations and a second day with workshops - that was the UA Reloaded in St. Leon-Rot. The conference on user assistance is a joint event organized by tekom and software manufacturer SAP. This year, everything revolved around user experience, videos, automation, virtual reality/augmented reality and artificial intelligence [...]
A sporty week lies behind tecteam: after the company run at Phoenix-West, we were also represented at the team relay in Berlin. Every year we are able to inspire more and more tecteamers to take part in sporting activities under our company name. We are proud of the performance of all participants and are already looking forward to one or two [...]
Two views on in-service training Here, Anja Schiel, trainee at parson AG, and Ulrike Parson, CEO at parson, report on their view of the traineeship for technical writing. parson AG is a service provider for technical communication and documentation technology in Hamburg and Berlin. From the perspective of trainee Anja Schiel, [...]
In discussions with technical writers and e-learning managers responsible for documentation, we are repeatedly asked how we see the future development of technical documentation due to the moving and audio media that are now available virtually everywhere. Can mobile or multimedia documentation replace the printed form? What added value does such documentation have? These and [...]
tekom, the German professional association for technical communication, has been offering the option of certification as a technical writer since 2003. Since then, the basis for this certification has been formed by qualification modules that reflect typical areas of competence in the job profile of technical writers. However, the job profile of technical writers is constantly changing and expanding. The new cross-industry competence framework of tekom, which [...]
Elif Jäger How and when did you join tecteam? In a nutshell: Internship, traineeship, permanent position. During my studies (M.A. German Linguistics, English Studies, Social Psychology), I worked as a student assistant at the educational institute from 2002 onwards, doing a lot of research and supporting the development of the telecourses, among other things. The insights I gained into the profession [...]
Our Master's degree course in Technical Communication and Media Management has a new look with the 31st course (starting on 16.10.2017). Together with Danube University Krems, tecteam has redesigned the Master's program. Studying while working Do you want to study while working - but have doubted whether you can do it? In the field of adult education, professional [...]
Michael Becker is the owner of the Dortmund advertising agency *signgroup and has been working as a lecturer for the tecteam Bildungsinstitut since October 1995. We are always happy to draw on his extensive experience and skills in the media sector. In this blog post, we would like to give you an insight into Mr. Becker's work and ask him about his view of the current [...]
