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Winter Courses
Introduction to Localization
Schedule: Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Jan. 6-Feb. 10; two Saturday sessions, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Jan. 16 and Feb. 6; $699; 3 CEUs.
Instructor: Paolo de Oliveira
This course introduces students to the basic concepts of localization. We cover history, workflow, roles, technology tools, where to find a job and the future of the industry. Students will take these concepts and see how they relate to real-life situations as well as listening to guest speakers in the industry.
Course Topics:
- Background and History
- Introduction to Localization
- Internationalization
- Translation vs. Localization
- Project Workflow: End-to-End scenario
- Project Roles Part
- Project manager and localization engineer - covered mostly through the guest speakers
- Translator/localizer, loc QA, Proofer, loc testers, terminologist
- Writer, editor, developer, product manager
- Marketing, DTP, graphic artist, multimedia
- Voice talents
- Real Life Cases
- Technology Overview
- Terminology Mgmt, TM, CMS/GMS, Enterprise TM, project management tools
- Team Management Tools
- Where to find a job
- The future of localization
- Machine Translation
- Future tools
- Industry future and trends
- One or more industry guest speakers
Localization Engineering
Schedule: Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Feb. 24-Apr. 7; two Saturday sessions, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., March 6 and 20 (no class on Wednesday, March 24); $699; 3 CEUs.
Instructors: Carla DiFranco
The job of a localization engineer requires a fairly broad range of knowledge and skills. This course introduces students to these concepts. Basics for localizability and globalization engineering will be covered to enable students to understand the root causes of engineering issues. Additionally, hands-on experience with localization and terminology management tools will be provided. Students will be asked to apply the course content to real-life scenarios and think creatively as well as critically through issues. The expectation is that by the end of the class, students will be able to work in an entry-level localization engineer role. Information will also be provided during the quarter for students to read further on topics if desired.
Course Topics:
- UA and UI loc engineering
- Language Settings and Globalization 101
- Cover all Regional and Language Options in Windows
- Terminology differences between Windows versions
- Globalization and localizability
- Tagged File Formats
- UA /Content Localization Engineering
- UI / Software Localization Engineering
- LocStudio
- CAT Tools
- Differentiate CAT from MT, translation memory concepts and terminology
- Trados
- SDLX
- Localization and International Testing
Spring Course
Localization Project Management
Schedule: Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., Apr. 21-June 9; one Saturday session, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., May 22; $699; 3 CEUs.
Instructor: Miguel Ramos
This course introduces students to in-depth concepts of the localization management business. Students will learn how to communicate deliverables effectively, collect process and technical information in localization kits that are handed off to production, and find out how to create and maintain budgets and schedules for international projects. Large portions of this course will include experiential group exercises that simulate the work environment which localization program managers face on the job.
Course Topics:
- Introduction to Localization Project Management
- Project Plan and Communication
- Project Stakeholders
- Localization Kit Creation
- Communication tools and strategies
- Distributed teams consolidation
- Ore Team
- Vendor Team
- Scheduling
- Budgeting
- Terminology Management
- Theoretical introduction
- Tools
- Terminology Workflow
- Building an ROI case for terminology management
- Quality Control
- Bug/Issues Tracking
- Risk Management
- Market Outlook
