NG – 311 TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING

NG – 311 TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING 

COURSE CONTENTS:

1.                   INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING

1.1.                  SUBSTANCE OF TECHNICAL WRITING.

1.2.                  NATURE OF TECHNICAL WRITING.

1.3.                  QUALITIES OF GOOD TECHNICAL WRITERS.

1.4.                  QUALITIES OF GOOD TECHNICAL  WRITING.

2.                   FUNDAMENTALS OF TECHNICAL WRITING

2.1.                  COMPOSING.

2.2.                  CO-OPERATIVE WRITING.

2.3.                  READERS OF TECHNICAL WRITING.

2.4.                  COLLECTING AND VERIFYING INFORMATION.

2.5.                  READABLE STYLE.

3.                   TECHNIQUES OF TECHNICAL WRITING

3.1.                  INFORMING.

3.2.                  DEFINING.

3.3.                  DESCRIBING.

3.4.                  ARGUING.

4.                   DOCUMENT DESIGN IN TECHNICAL WRITING

4.1.                  DOCUMENT DESIGN.

4.2.                  DESIGN ELEMENTS OF REPORTS.

4.3.                  GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS OF REPORTS.

5.                   APPLICATION OF TECHNICAL WRITING

5.1.                  CORRESPONDENCE.

5.2.                  INSTRUCTIONS.

5.3.                  PROPOSALS.

5.4.                  PROGRESS REPORT.

5.5.                  FEASIBILITY REPORT.

6.                   ORAL REPORTS

6.1.                  PREPARATIONS.

6.2.                  DELIVERY TECHNIQUES.

6.3.                  PRESENTATION.

6.4.                  VISUAL AIDS.

BOOKS

1.             REPORTING TECHNICAL INFORMATION, 7Ed,  K.HOUP, T. PEARSALL.

2.             WRITING BY DESIGN, A HANDBOOK FOR TECHNICAL PAPERS,  M. GREENE.

3.             STRATEGIES FOR TECHNICAL WRITING, A HANDBOOK WITH READINS,

M. LAY, HOLT RINEHART WINSTON.

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