1. TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION 1
UWB 10402

2. HOUSEKEEPING CHECK IF YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT SECTION
ATTENDANCE LISTS- CHECK NAMES
SIGNATURES ( 3 TIMES PER LESSON)
CLASS HOUR

3. CLASS GROUND RULES 1) attendance is compulsory- 80% for passing
the course
2) absence notified –provides MC
3) English all the time. (Try as much)
4) class participation-give credits
5) fulfillment of ALL assessment
6) latecomers???-punishment???
7) no handphone during lecture time

4. GROUP FORMATION
STUDENTS’ CENTERED LEARNING
PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

5. WHAT IS TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION?

6. Is this technical? Company Name: BRIAN Technologies Ltd.
Product Name: XP BRIAN Laptop
Date of documentation: 23/5/2011
Purpose: BRIAN Technologies Ltd has developed a new computer software which has been integrated into a new laptop model, XP BRIAN LAPTOP. This document has been created to enlighten the Board of Directors and the prospective investors and users about its various uses, functions and the advantages over older software models.
Scope:
The functional speed of the laptop has increased 2 times over the previous laptop models using the older software.
The software used is called CP Operators. This has been created by the latest IT equipment and ensures longer running over the older software.
The XP BRIAN Laptop can be used for the same purposes as the previous laptops with additional features and benefits such as better memory, support system etc.
The software also offers an automated anti-virus feature which prevents the laptop from a wide range of malware.

7. Which one is more technical?
Time is a river flowing from nowhere through which everything and everyone move forward to meet their fate’.
Time is a convention of measurement based on the microwave spectral line emitted by cesium atoms with an atomic weight of 133 and an integral frequency of 9,192,631,770 hertz’. (Finkelstein, L )

8. The Definition
Technical Communication/ writing is the presentation of information that helps the reader solve a particular problem.
Technical communicators write, design, and/or edit proposals, manuals, web pages, lab reports, newsletters, and many other kinds of professional documents.¡±

9. TYPES OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
Definition
Descriptive essay
Project proposal
Lab report
Manual and instructions
Process essay
Argumentative essay
Technical description

10. The Foundations of Effective Technical Writing/documentation
Know your reader
Know your objective
Be simple, direct, and concise
Know the context in which your communication will be received and used

11. Process of Writing
The technical writing process can be divided into five steps:
Determine purpose and audience
Collect information
Organize and outline information
Write the first draft
Revise and edit

12. HOW TO ANALYSE DOCUMENTS
audience
format
Writing style
content
purpose
Design elements

13. USES OF GRAPHICS CONT…. FREE FROM LANGUAGE ERRORS
UNDERSTOOD BY READERS-WHO IS NOT THE AUDIENCE
RESULTS REVEALED
POSITIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE WRITER/ORGANISATION
FREE FROM LANGUAGE ERRORS
ANSWERS READERS’ QUESTIONS ON WHAT ARISE IN THEIR MINDS

14. QUALITIES OF GOOD TECHNICAL WRITING
EFFECTIVE DESIGN
CAN BE READ SELECTIVELY
COHERENT
ESSENTIAL INFO IN BODY
RATIONAL/UNDERSTANDABLE PLAN
HONEST WORK

15. Let’s Analyse(Group Task)

16. Present and share your ideas
Workshop session