TWC301 - Technical Writing

1. Categories of Technical Communcation

1.1. rhetorical

1.2. audience centered

1.3. technology oriented

1.4. ethical

1.5. research oriented

1.6. professional design centered

1.7. visual

1.8. concise

1.9. New node

2. 5 Contents by Topic

2.1. Design and Visuals

2.2. Research and Documentation

2.3. Digital Tips

2.4. Presentations and Meetings

2.5. Correspondence

3. Problem Solving Approach PSA (Chapter 2)

3.1. Plan

3.2. Draft

3.3. Review

3.4. Distribute

4. Purpose of documents

4.1. inform

4.2. define

4.3. explain

4.4. propose

4.5. convince

5. Notes from Handbook (Chapter 3)

5.1. Netiquette

5.2. Logs

5.3. Web Design

6. Business Writing Ethics (Chapter 4)

6.1. 7 Principles

6.2. Ethics in Business Writing

7. Organizing and Drafting (Chapter 7)

7.1. classification

7.2. chronological

7.3. electronic templates and wizards

8. Technical Communication in a Transnational World (Chapter 5)

8.1. Internationalization

8.2. Visuals

8.3. Tone

9. Genres of Technical Writing

9.1. memos

9.2. emails

9.3. manuals

9.4. informal/formal reports

9.5. internal/external information

9.6. presentations

10. Producing Technical Writing

10.1. planning

10.2. organizing

10.3. drafting

10.4. designing

10.5. integrating

10.6. revising

10.7. editing

10.8. testing

11. New node