Higher National Diploma in Information Technology

Technical Communication
Year 1 Semester 2 – 2018 (January Intake)
Assignment – Future Bike

Learning outcomes/ LO1: Identify the concepts of Technical Communication.

Objectives
LO2: Understand the features of Technical Writing and the
skills and the abilities of a Technical Writer.

LO3: Understand the Writing Process and the processes for

Technical Writing.

LO4: Identify the grammatical devices used in Technical

Writing and apply the same.

LO5: Identify different types of Technical Reports.

LO6: Understand the format of a Short Report and write Short

Reports.
LO7: Identify the features of an Outline and write an Outline.

LO8: Identify the types of Abstracts and write an Abstract.

LO9: Understand the Techniques of Technical Writing.

LO10: Identify the format of a Technical Description and write

a Technical Description.

LO11: Identify the format of a Description of a Mechanism

and write a Description of a Mechanism.

LO12: Understand features and the format of an Instructions

Manual and write an Instructions Manual.

LO13: Identify the types, formats and the processes of writing

Project Proposals.

LO14: Identify the types of Oral Presentations and guidelines

for delivering Oral Presentations.

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Assessment Weighting (%)
or % contribution to
assessment component
Issue Date
Submission Deadline
Procedure for/where to
submit work (including file
name format for Turnitin
where applicable)
Presentation 10%
Research Paper 10%
Total 20%
29th June 2018
25th September 2018 (for both Presentation and the Research
Paper)
Presentation – Delivering the presentation in front of the two
Supervisors.
Research Paper - Submit to the Lecturer.

Description of Assessment Task

Project for this semester is “Innovation – Future Bike.” The students should research about
the “bikes” (Motor Bikes or Push Bikes) and develop a concept for a new bike which can be used in
future. (Please note that we are only concerning of the concept, so it will be a concept bike that
will function as a prototype or a model of a new bike which can be used in future).

You can work in groups (maximum 5 students) and deliver a power point presentation of the
project and then submit a research paper on the same. Duration of the presentation is 20
minutes (maximum).
You should work with the two supervisors - the English lecturer and one of the IT
lecturers. The English lecturer should teach them the way to write a research paper and all
the help and support with regard to the language and the writing process. The IT lecturer
should give them relevant assistance and guidance on technical matters and help them with
the research.

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 Higher National Diploma in Information Technology
Technical Communication
Year 1 Semester 2 – 2018 (January Intake)
Assignment – Future Bike

Marking Guide
Presentation marks are distributed as follows:
Presentation – 10 marks

• Content & the Organization – 03 marks

• Language ( Spoken)- Grammar & Pronunciation – 03 marks
• Audibility, Tone & Pitch – 02 marks
• Body Language (Gesture & Posture) & Eye contact – 02 marks

Research Paper – written document – 10 marks

• Content & Organization– 05 marks

• Language – 03 marks
• Format – 02 marks

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