Technical Writing

Technical WritingCourse Overview

Course DescriptionThis course focuses on the practical and skillful application of formal composition in various professional fields (i.e. commerce, business, industries and the likes). It encompasses pertinent topics that permit the blending of conventional and modern views anchored to equip the students with fundamental knowledge in writing business correspondence, documentation and other technical reports presented in a systematic, logical, scientific and comprehensible format. Course Outcomes / ObjectivesAt the end of the semester, the students are expected to:Compose various types of resumes, business proposals, office correspondence, technical reports and graphical documentation / analyses;Familiarize with the essential concepts, methods and techniques in constructing the aforementioned pieces of writing;

Course Outcomes / Objectives (cont.)Enhance mastery in writing using English as well as improving the linguistic and grammatical competence essential for producing effective, understandable and well-presented compositions;Develop sense of professionalism, systematic and logical values, and critical thinking.

Defining Technical Writingthe act of communicating, through writing whatever you think and feel about your job, business, industry, profession and organization.

a written discourse involving varieties of people, products, services, topics and expressions that are unique, special or exclusive to a particular job characterized by diversity and multiculturalism.

Defining Technical Writing (continued)Takes place within a writers field of profession or area of discipline composed of readers who are familiar with the technical writers subject matter and writing style.a.k.a. on-the-job writing, professional writing, business writing or occupational writing.

Homework1. Enumerate and explain the characteristics or properties of Technical Writing:AccurateProceduralClearSpecialFormalDiversionaryGraphicalStraightforwardObjectiveAuthoritativePracticalPresentable

2. Identify the importance of Technical Writing in terms of the following:Completion of taskIncrease of incomeFacility of workSecurity of recordsMeans of job promotionImprovement of personality traitsImprovement of interpersonal relationship