Course Outline

ENGLISH III (TECHNICAL WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS))

Objectives: Enhance language skills and develop critical thinking

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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

S. No CLO Statement Domain Learning Level PLO

1 Explain academic writing and classify
between in-text citation methods,
footnotes, end notes, references and Cognitive 2 10
bibliography.
2 Examine the style, content, language,
form, clarity and consistency in
technical and academic writing by Cognitive 3 12
analyzing user manuals, research
proposals, technical papers, and project
report.
3 Prepare sort and long reports,
memorandums, cover letters, and other
official letters on letterhead stationery. Cognitive 4 10
4 Recognize the common mistakes in
Power Point presentations, learn
presentation rules, and develop sound Cognitive 2 10
presentation skills.

Course Contents: Theory

1. Presentation skills

2. Essay writing

Descriptive, narrative, discursive, argumentative

3. Academic writing

How to write a proposal

How to write a research paper (emphasis on style, content, language, form, clarity,
consistency)
4. Technical Report writing

5. Progress report writing

Note: Extensive reading is required for vocabulary building

Recommended Books

Technical Writing and Presentation Skill

a) Essay Writing and Academic Writing

- The Essentials of Technical Communication by Elizabeth Tebeaux and Sam

Dragga

- Communication for IT by Access Series,Mc Graw Hills

Patterns of College Writing (4th edition) by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell.
St. Martin’s Press.

Presentation Skills

Reading

The Mercury Reader. A Custom Publication. Compiled by Northern IIIinois University.

General Editors: Janice Neulib; Kathleen Shine Cain; Stephen Ruffus and Maurice
Scharton. (A reader which will give students exposure to the best of twentieth century
literature.

Course Contents: Practice

S. No. CLO Statement Domain Learning Level PLO

1 Students would be able to
communicate effectively in English
 language. Affective 2 10
2 Students will learn the technique of
professional report writing
Cognitive 2 10