COURSE SYLLABUS

Engl 3b
TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
1st Semester, AY 2013-2014

Department /Area

Language, Literature, and Communication Arts

Curriculum

BSIE

Curricular Year

Second

No. Of Hours/ Semester

54

Credit Unit

Prerequisite

Engl 2

Vision of the University:

The center of excellence and development in research, instruction, production, and extension services for
progressive leadership transcending global technological, business, and industry-driven education.
Mission of the University:
Provides advance professional and technical instruction for special purposes, industrial trade, teacher
education, agriculture, fishery, forestry, engineering, aeronautics and land-based programs, arts and sciences, health
sciences, information technology and other relevent fields of study. It shall undertake research, production, and
extension services, provide progressive leadership across the areas of specialization for global empowerment.
Goals of CTU-Argao Campus:
1. Provide globally competent professionals imbued with high sense of desirable values.
2. Improve the productivity and profitability of the marginalized communities through relevant research and
technology transfer.

Objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences

The acquisition and mastery of:
1. quantitaive development and technological advancement competencies
2. biological and physical scientific knowledge and competencies toward scientificity in attitudes
3. linguistic, literary, and communicative cognition and competence in both speech and writing in English,
Filipinoand Foreign languages
4. sociological, philosophical, behavioral, kinesthetic and aesthetic knowledge and competence to preserve
Filipino culture for global participation.

Course description:

This course deals on the nature and essentials of technical communication, skills and stategies for reading
and writing literature reviews, journal articles and technical reports and academic writing mode. This also highlights
the development of students skill in making oral presentation.

General Objectives: At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
Cognitive:
1. develop technical communication skills that would help them cope with college work and with the
demands of everyday life.
2. understand the technical writing method and become more proficient at expressing themselves.
Affective:
1. discover the technical and scientific communicationvery enjoyable and rewarding experience.
2. appreciate the role of technical writing in the chosen profession.
Psychomotor:
1. write specific reports and documents with a sense of specific audience, a detailed understanding
of purpose, and the protocol of the technical documentation process.
2. demonstrate the ability to write effectively different types of business letters.
3. make an informational presentation.

Course Content:

TOPICS

OBJECTIVES

STRATEGI
ES/
ACTIVITIES

I.

II.

Nature and Essentials

of
Technical
Communication
A. Definition of Technical
Writing
B. Significance of Technical
Writing
C. Basics of Oral and
Written
Technical
Communication

Principles
Technical Writing
A. Literary
Texts
Technical Texts
B. Dominant Patterns
Technical Writing
1. Definition
2. Description
Process
3. Description of
Device
Mechanism

1. Define technical
writing;
2.
dicuss the
importance of
technical writing as a
whole and specifically
in their field of study;
and
3.
explain the
basics of Oral and
written technical
communication.

Lecture
discussion

1.
Differentiate
literary texts from
technical texts;
2.
identify
the
various patterns of
technical writing; and
3.
create your own
paragraph using any
pattern in technical
writing.

Collaborativ
e learning

Group
discussion

of
vs
in

of
a
or

Lecture
discussion
Individual
writing

REMARKS/
NO. OF HOURS

EVALUTION
NOTES

4. Classification
5. Analysis
6. Synthesis
III.
Developing
an
Effective Writing Style
A. Elements of Style
1. Choice of Words
2. Sentence
Structures
3. Language
Proficiency
4. Readers Level of
Knowledge
5. Personal Writing
Style

The Writing Process

A. The Sentence and its
Components
1. Sentence Definition
2. Sentence
Classification
2.1. Fragmented
2.2. Run-on
2.3. Parallelism
B. Pre-writing Process
1. finding a topic
2. topic generating
techniques
C. Planning and Journal
Writing
D. Writing a Draft
E. Post Writing/ Revising
F. Proofreading
G. Publishing

1.
Distinguish the
elements of style in
technical writing;
2.
be able to have
a wise choice of
words;
3.
be
acquinted
with the structure of
sentences;
4.
identify
the
prospect
readers;
and
5.
construct
a
writing using your
own style of writing.

Research

1. Identify the sentence

structures;
2. utilize the factors that
contribute to the
effectiveness
of
sentences;
3. use motor skills in
writing sentences;
4. organize significant
and
interesting
sentence topic;
5. appreaciate the
importance
of
different
topic
generating
techniques; and
6.
enhances the
writing skills through
freewriting.

Lecture
discussion

Group
discussion

Individual
writing

IV.

V.

Business
Communication
A. Kinds
of
Business
Letters
B. Parts of a Letter
C. Formats of Letter

VI.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

The
Nature
of
Research
Definition of Research
Facts about Research
Fallacies
about
Research
Types of Research
Basic Elements of
Research

Course Requirements:

Collaborativ
e writing

Group
1. identify, and explain reporting
the different kinds,
parts and formats of
a business letter.

1.
Identify
and
explain the meaning,
facts and fallacies of
research.
2.
Give
and
differentiate the types
of Research

Lecture
discussion

Individual
reporting

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Oral Reports
Library Research Outputs
Technical Reports
Resume and Business Letters
Oral Presentation
Quizzes
Long Examinations
Term Examinations

Evaluation Procedures :
Please be guided of the following standard procedure for evaluation of the university
Grading System: for ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL subjects
A. Collegiate Grade Limits:
For mid-term and final term, the lowest grade is 65 equivalent to 5.0 in the
point scale; and the highest grade is 95 equivalent to 1.0.
B. Transmutation of Raw Scores to Ratings:
The highest grade of 95 or 1.0 is equivalent to the highest possible score (the perfect score) and
the lowest passing grade of 75 or 3.0 is equivalent to 50% of the perfect score. Scores less than
50% of the highest possible score belong to conditional failures with grades of 3.1 to 4.0, and
failures with grades of 4.1 to 5.0. A score of zero (0) is equivalent to 5.0.
C. Computation of Grades for Mid-Term and Final Term:
The class standing components of the mid-term and final grades shall be: (a) daily quizzes, (b)
recitation/participation, and (c) projects (term papers/exercises/other requirements). The daily
quizzes would be in the form of written, oral or performance tests. The following weights shall be
credited for the components of the class standing rating: 30% for quizzes, 20% for recitation and
10% for projects.
The mid-term grades and the final term grades are computed by considering 60% of the
class standing rating added to 40% of the periodical test rating.
The table illustrates the weights of the components for NON-laboratory subjects.
Daily Quizzes
30%
A

85

25.5

Class Standing
Recitation
Project
20%
10%
89

17.8

88

8.8

Solution: (85 X .3) + (89 X .20) + (88 X .10) + (84 X .40)

Term Exam

Rating
(Numerical)

Rating
(Point Scale)

40%
84

33.6

= 86

86

1.9

= 1.9

D. Computation of Final Rating for a Semester:

To find the final rating for a semester (for 1 student in 1 subject) and the mid-term grade to the final
grade, and divide the sum by 2. A remainder of 0.5 shall be credited in favor of the student.
References:
Books:
Bascara, Linda R. (2003). Communication Skills for College and Beyond, Series One.
Manila Philippines. Rex Book Store, Inc.
Mills, Gordon, H., et.al. (2003). Technical Writing, Revised Ed.
Quezon City, Philippines. Ken, Inc.
Tiempo, Edilberto, K., et.al. (2005). College Writing and Reading.
Manila, Philippines. Rex Printing Company.

Websites:
http://www.googles.com.ph

http://www.yahoo.com.ph
http://www.academia.edu.ph
http://www.slideshare.com.ph