Technical writing

COURSE CONTENT

• Introduction
• The role of technical writing in business, industry, studies and research
• Characteristics of correct technical writing:
  • The writing process
  • Assessment of the body of readers
  • The two components of writing
  • Purpose and strategy
  • Preliminary writing, drafting and review
  • Finding and using information
  • The style of writing
  • Writing techniques
• Applications:

o Correspondence – technical articles and reports – progress reports – publications and articles – manuals – technical reports – technical documents – CVs – minutes

• Oral presentation

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course is selective and is offered in the 2^nd semester of studies.

Objectives of the course:

• Definition of the concepts and specific characteristics of technical text
• Recognition of the role and importance of writing good technical texts
• Acquiring knowledge about the structure, organization and aesthetics of the technical text – Learning Writing Techniques
• Acquiring knowledge about bibliographic search and organizing/evaluating bibliographic references – Learn about plagiarism issues
• Learning oral presentation techniques for presenting technical papers, projects, research results, etc.
• Acquiring practical experience by writing and finally presenting a complete technical text

Upon successful completion of the course the student will:

• Be aware of the role and importance of technical writing
• Have acquired knowledge and experience on writing techniques
• Be able to organize the bibliographic research and exploit its results
• Become familiar with oral presentation techniques

Have written and presented a complete technical text