BIT 5th Semester
Technical Writing Syllabus

Writing in the Technical Workplace, Why Technical People Can Master Technical Writing, Attributes of Technical Writing, The Writing Process, Exercises: Writing in the Workplace

Find the Real Subject, Find the Real Verb (Avoid Nominalizations), Edit for Conciseness, Edit for Clarity, Check for Inclusive Language, Check the Grammar and Mechanics, Exercises: Editing Technical Sentences

Letter Format, Memo and Email Formats, Email Etiquette ("Netiquette"), Professional Correspondence: Style and Tone$4, Exercises: Standard Correspondence

Report Structure, Documents That Report on Past Events or Completed Tasks Documents That Report on Ongoing Tasks: Progress Reports, Documents That Recommend Future Actions, Documents That Define Standards: Specifications Lab Reports, Engineering or Project Logs, Exercises: Informal Reports

Parts of a Formal Report, Formal Report Pagination, Exercises: Formal Reports

Intercultural Communication, Writing in Teams Document Sharing and Control, Exercises: Intercultural Considerations

Types and Uses of Graphics Putting Graphics into Reports Rules for Incorporating Report Graphics Avoiding Graphical Misrepresentation Exercises: Technical Graphics

Technical Definitions, Technical Descriptions, Exercises: Technical Definitions and Descriptions

The Introduction, the Step-by-Step Instructions, the Conclusion, Notes, Cautions, Warnings, and Danger Alerts, Usability, Manuals, Exercises: Writing and Editing Instructions

Planning the Presentation, Making Speech Notes, Using Presenter View, Designing and Using Slides, Practicing the Presentation, Overcoming Stage Fright and Answering Questions, Exercises: Oral Presentations

Ethics in the Professions, Ethics for Students, Ethics in Technical Writing, Exercises: Ethics

The Myth of the Experience Trap, Résumés, Application Letters, Finding Job Openings, Exercises: Job Application Packages

Punctuation and Grammar, Mechanics and Conventions, Glossary of Commonly Misused Words and Phrases