TECHNICAL

COMMUNICATION 1
UWB 10402
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 CLASS GROUND RULES
 1) attendance is compulsory- 80% for passing
the course
 2) absence notified –provides MC
 3) English all the time. (Try as much)
 4) class participation-give credits
 5) fulfillment of ALL assessment
 6) latecomers???-punishment???
 7) no handphone during lecture time
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 STUDENTS’ CENTERED LEARNING

 PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

WHAT IS TECHNICAL
COMMUNICATION?
Is this technical?
 Company Name: BRIAN Technologies Ltd.
 Product Name: XP BRIAN Laptop
 Date of documentation: 23/5/2011
 Purpose: BRIAN Technologies Ltd has developed a new computer software which has been
integrated into a new laptop model, XP BRIAN LAPTOP. This document has been created to
enlighten the Board of Directors and the prospective investors and users about its various
uses, functions and the advantages over older software models.
 Scope:
 The functional speed of the laptop has increased 2 times over the previous laptop models
using the older software.
 The software used is called CP Operators. This has been created by the latest IT equipment
and ensures longer running over the older software.
 The XP BRIAN Laptop can be used for the same purposes as the previous laptops with
additional features and benefits such as better memory, support system etc.
 The software also offers an automated anti-virus feature which prevents the laptop from a
wide range of malware.
Which one is more technical?
 Time is a river flowing from nowhere through which
everything and everyone move forward to meet their fate’.
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 Time is a convention of measurement based on the
microwave spectral line emitted by cesium atoms with an
atomic weight of 133 and an integral frequency of
9,192,631,770 hertz’. (Finkelstein, L. 2008)

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The Definition
 Technical Communication/ writing is the
presentation of information that helps the reader
solve a particular problem.
 Technical communicators write, design, and/or edit
proposals, manuals, web pages, lab reports,
newsletters, and many other kinds of professional
documents.¡±
 TYPES OF TECHNICAL
DOCUMENTATION
 Definition
 Descriptive essay
 Project proposal
 Lab report
 Manual and instructions
 Process essay
 Argumentative essay
 Technical description
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The Foundations of Effective
Technical Writing/documentation

 Know your reader

 Know your objective
 Be simple, direct, and concise

 Know the context in which your communication

will be received and used
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Process of Writing
 The technical writing process can be divided into
five steps:
 Determine purpose and audience
 Collect information
 Organize and outline information
 Write the first draft
 Revise and edit
HOW TO ANALYSE
DOCUMENTS
CONT….
QUALITIES OF GOOD
TECHNICAL WRITING
Let’s Analyse(Group Task)
Present and share your ideas

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