1. UWB TECHNICAL WRITING
COURSE INTRODUCTION

2. Effective Communication
PREREQUISITE SUBJECT
(UWB /UMB 1052)
Effective Communication

3. UWB 20302 : TECHNICAL WRITING
Lecturer:
Dr Elizabeth M. Anthony
Location: C
Correspondence:

4. HOUSE KEEPING LANGUAGE DUE DATE ATTENDANCE PLAGIRISM PUNCTUALITY
DUE DATE 
PLAGIRISM
CONSULTATION
CLASS REP
TIMETABLE
ATTENDANCE
PUNCTUALITY
DRESS CODE
PARTICIPATION

5. INTRODUCTION CODE: UWB 20302 / UMB 1042 SUBJECT: TECHNICAL WRITING
LECTURE: 2 hours x 14 weeks [28 hours]
TUTORIAL: 1 hour x 14 weeks [14 hours]

6. SYNOPSIS
This course introduces you to report writing skills needed at tertiary level.
You will learn basic report writing skills such as proposals, progress report, informational and analytical report.
In order do this, you will learn how to collect data using questionnaires.
The data collected will be analyzed, transferred into graphic forms and presented orally and in writing.
Based on the analysis of data, you will be able to draw conclusions and make recommendations.

7. GOALS
To develop English language writing competence for specific purposes.
To develop lifelong learning skills for continuous personal and professional development.
To train students in working collaboratively with people of various cultural and professional backgrounds

8. LEARNING OUTCOME At the end of this course, you would be able to:
(1) write an informational report for technical
purposes using correct grammar and style
(2) produce a proposal and a well-organized
technical report
(3) deliver orally technical reports using current
technology with a fair degree of
confidence
(4) demonstrate responsibility when working in
groups on an assigned task

9. TOPICS Technical Writing Questionnaire Mechanics of Language
Data Analysis
Graphs , Charts & Tables
Progress Report
Final Report
Presentation
Technical Writing
Mechanics of Language
Types of Report
Format and Layout of a Report
Proposal Writing
Data Collection

10. ASSESSMENT Assignment 1 (Informational report): 10% Proposal 10%
Assignment 2 (1 set of questionnaire) %
Progress Report (Oral presentation 1) %
Final Report %
Oral Presentation %
Final Examination %
Total %

11. REFERENCES
Dorothy Cheung et. al. (1999). Report writing for engineering students. 2nd ed. Singapore: Prentice Hall.
Eisenberg, A. (1992). Effective technical communication. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill.
Finkelstein, J. (2008). Pocket Book of technical writing. 3rd ed. Singapore: McGraw Hill.
Gerson, S. J. & Gerson, S. M. (2003). Technical writing: Process and product. 3rd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Kolin, P. C. (2006). Successful writing at work. Concise ed. USA: Houghton Mufflin Company.
Lakshmy Anantha Krishnan et. al. (2003). Engineering your report: From start to finish.Singapore: Prentice Hall.
Salbiah Seliman et. al. (2004). English Communication for learners in engineering.Malaysia: Prentice Hall.

12. TOPIC 1
TECHNICAL WRITING

13. TUTORIAL TASK 1
Use any IF model and introduce yourself in an interesting manner