Technical Writing
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Outline
Lessons 1:
Technical Writing on the Job
- Writing in Organizations
- Writing as a Process
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 1-1 Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 2:
Collaboration and Ethics
- Writing with Others
- Writing Ethically
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 2-1: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 3:
Audience
- Analyzing Readers
- Finding Out About Readers
- Testing Reader-Oriented Documents
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 3-1: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 4:
Organization
- Sorting Information
- Constructing Outlines
- Developing Effective Paragraphs
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 4-5: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 5:
Revision and Style
- Creating a Final Draft
- Making Global Revisions
- Making Fine-Tuning Revisions
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 5-1: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 6:
Document Design
- Understanding Design Features
- Creating Graphic Aids
- Using Format Elements
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 6-23: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 7:
Writing for the Web
- Planning a Web Site
- Organizing Web Pages
- Writing Effectively
- Designing Elements for Special Groups
- Evaluating Your Web Site
- Lesson Summary
- Model 7-1: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 8:
Definition
- Understanding Definitions
- Writing Informal Definitions
- Writing Formal Sentence Definitions
- Writing Expanded Definitions
- Placing Definitions in Documents
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 8-1: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 9:
Description
- Understanding Description
- Planning Descriptions
- Writing Descriptions
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 9-2: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 10:
Instructions, Procedures, and Process Explanations
- Understanding Instructions, Procedures, and Process Explanations
- Writing Instructions
- Writing Procedures
- Writing Process Explanations
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 10-7: Commentary
- MODEL 10-8: Commentary
- MODEL 10-9: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 11:
Formal Report Elements
- Selecting Formal Report Elements
- Writing Front Matter
- Writing Back Matter
- Documenting Sources
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 11-1: Commentary
- MODEL 11-2: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 12:
Short and Long Reports
- Understanding Reports
- Developing Short Reports
- Developing Long Reports
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 12-3: Commentary
- MODEL 12-4: Commentary
- MODEL 12-5: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 13:
Types of Reports
- Understanding Conventional Report Types
- Writing a Feasibility Study
- Writing an Incident Report
- Writing an Investigative Report
- Writing a Progress Report
- Writing a Trip Report
- Writing a Proposal
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 13-1: Commentary
- MODEL 13-2: Commentary
- MODEL 13-3: Commentary
- MODEL 13-4: Commentary
- MODEL 13-5: Commentary
- MODEL 13-6: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 14:
Letters, Memos, and Email
- Understanding Letters, Memos, and Email
- Developing Effective Tone
- Organizing Letters, Memos, and Email
- Writing Memos
- Selecting Letter Format
- Selecting Memo Format
- Selecting Email Format
- Using the Fax
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 14-6: Commentary
- MODEL 14-7: Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 15:
Career Communication and Workplace Strategies
- Looking for a Job
- Writing Résumés
- Writing Job-Application Letters
- Writing Other Job-Related Letters
- Understanding Workplace Culture
- Lesson Summary
- MODEL 15-1 through 15-7 Commentary
- Exercises
Lessons 16:
Oral Presentations
- Understanding Oral Presentations
- Organizing Oral Presentations
- Preparing for Oral Presentations
- Delivering Oral Presentations
- Using Visual Aids
- Preparing Minutes of Meetings
- Joining a Team Presentation
- Facing International Audiences
- Lesson Summary
- Exercises
Lessons 17:
Guidelines for Grammar, Punctuation, and Mechanics
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Mechanics