Good Documentation Practices (GDocP)

Writing Effective Standard Operating Procedures

Are you as tired of writing dull procedures as your end-users are of reading them? This engaging course shows participants how to write clear, concise, user-friendly procedures that help end-users improve their performance and reduce the amount of errors they make. This course challenges the old paradigm that SOPs and other instructional documents in life sciences industry must be wordy, black-and-white text documents. SOPs can be useful performance support tools for end-users, and still be fully compliant with GxP regulations. This interactive course includes real-world scenarios and examples. Participants will not only learn the importance and simple techniques for great SOP writing but also be able to apply them.

CEU Credits: 0.1
Course Code: ELM-126
Duration: 15 mins
Skill Level: Basic
Language: English
Final Exam: Yes
Certification: Yes
Version: V2.0
Effective Date: 01/07/2025

Curriculum for this course

Course Introduction
Design Risks
User-Friendly Procedures
Benefits of User-Friendly Procedures
Challenges in the Life Sciences: Training
Challenges in the Life Sciences: Interpersonal Communication and the Work Environment
Concise Writing
Clear Writing
Explaining Why
Title
Purpose
Scope
Roles & Responsibilities
Definitions
Equipment & Materials
Safety
Procedure - Considerations Before Writing
References
Attachments & Appendices
Revision History
Summary
Test your Knowledge
v2.0 Major Update on 03/25/2025. This course has been redesigned. The redesign includes updated learning objectives and content. The visual design has also been updated.
v1.1 Minor update on 03/15/2023 to fix a typo and update the player settings.
v1.0 Course released in 2021

Author

Matt Peplowski

Owner & Principal, Biopharm Error Prevention Associates, Inc.

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