Technology and Innovation

Course Synopses


CMDC 653 : Data Structure for Language Professionals

Course Description

Localization and internationalization core concepts, processes and best practices as a background to the implications of common data-related pitfalls (e.g., in encoding, multi-byte characters, text directionality, text extraction and file format conversion). File pre- and post-processing, specifications and validation tools, with an emphasis on tagged files (e.g., XML, HTML), industry standards (e.g., XLIFF, TMX, TBX) and advanced desktop publishing formats, as well as file manipulation strategies (e.g., regular expressions, file converters, macros, scripts, basic database queries).

Prerequisites

  • NONE

Corequisites

  • NONE

Schedule

This Course was not Offered During Spring/Summer 2025 Term

This Course was not Offered During Fall 2025 Term

The tentative timetable is not yet available for the Winter 2026 Term

The tentative timetable is not yet available for the Spring/Summer 2026 Term