Technical Writing

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Technical writing is different to other forms of writing. Other writing may be primarily designed to tell a story or, in a broad sense, to entertain, inform, educate or communicate; technical writing is more about documenting information as a reference i.e. information that is designed to instruct, explain or direct in a clear and concise manner.

The purpose of technical writing can be as diverse as preparing a document for work, a journal article or thesis that records the results of a piece of academic research or to simplify more complex information.

 

CONTENTS

Lesson 1: SCOPE AND NATURE OF TECHNICAL WRITING 

  • What Is Involved? 
  • Examples of Technical Writing 
  • Becoming a Technical Writer 
  • What Characterizes Good Technical Writing? 
  • Where and How Technical Writing is Published
  • Structure 

Lesson 2: PREPARING TO WRITE

  • Define the Task 
  • Identify Expectations 
  • Clarify Your Writing Goal
  • Establish a Time Plan 
  • Technical Writing Procedures 
  • The Role of Logic 
  • Writing Content 
  • Some Essential Writing Skills
  • Planning Your Writing 
  • The Writing Process 
  • A Writing Routine 
  • Meeting Expectations 
  • Collaborative Writing 
  • A Writer’s Equipment 

Lesson 3: RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC 

  • Reasons to Conduct Research 
  • Library and Internet 
  • Evaluate and Select Information 
  • Plagiarism 

Lesson 4: WAYS TO COMMUNICATE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 

  • Tools for Communicating in Words 
  • Tools for Communicating in Graphics 
  • Illustrations and Captions 
  • Technical Photography 
  • Combining Graphics and Text 
  • The Importance of Captions 
  • Computer Tools and Software 

Lesson 5: ACADEMIC and BUSINESS CONVENTIONS 

  • Presentation of Assignments 
  • Essays and Reports 
  • Writing Research Papers and Journal Articles

Lesson 6: REFERENCING 

  • Referencing Systems 
  • Types of Referencing for Different Tasks 
  • Procedures 
  • Scientific Writing 
  • Proposals 

Lesson 7: EDITING 

  • Why Edit? 
  • Develop a Sharp Understanding of Ambiguity 
  • Causes of Ambiguity 
  • Meeting Deadlines 
  • Be Concise 
  • Use Grammar and Punctuation Properly 
  • Writing with Clarity 
  • Common Causes of Confusion 
  • Types of Language 
  • The Editing Process 

Lesson 8: WRITING FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES 

  • The Audience 
  • Legal Applications 
  • Writing Submissions 
  • Writing Research Reports 
  • Writing Manuals/ Instructions/ Guidelines 

 

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