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Presentation of Chapter 01 Technical WritingTRANSCRIPT
Technical Report Writing
Prof. Dr. Magdi El-Saadawi
2014-2015
For First Grade EE Students
Course OutlinesChapter 1
Technical Writing: An Overview
Chapter 2
Ethical Considerations
Chapter 3
Criteria for Good Technical Writing
Chapter 4
Methodology for Writing a Report
Chapter 5
FORMAL REPORTS
Course OutlinesChapter 6
Applications in Report WritingLaboratory Reports Periodic Reports
Design Reports Proposals
Field Reports
Chapter 7
Scientific ReportsTheses and Dissertations Scientific Researches
Chapter 8
Writing a Successful CV
Chapter 9
Making Presentation
Technical Writing:
An Overview
Chapter 1
1.1. What is Technical Writing?
1.2. Attributes of Technical Writing
1.1. What is Technical Writing?
Technical Writing is a type of writing where the author is writing about a particular subject that requires direction, instruction, or explanation.
The goal of technical writing is to enable readers to use a technology or understand a process or concept
1.1. What is Technical Writing?
• The major types of documents in technical writing can be grouped into four major categories :
Reports and communications in day-to-day business in technical fields
Technical papers for research, teaching and education
Operational manuals, instructions, or procedures
Patents براءات اختراع
1. day-to-day technical reports
• reports are a major part of the development and applications of technology.
• if an engineer spends a year developing a new
transmission ناقل حركة for a car, several types of
reports are needed for the design, evaluation,
and implementation of the new component.
Engineering must also report to management on
the viability of design, costs, and work objectives.
2. Documents for research teaching and education
Scripts سيناريوهات
magazine articles,
books,
papers أبحاث , and
degree theses رسائل جامعية.
3. Operational manuals, instructions, or procedures
• Technical writing is for, instructions إرشادات,
manuals and procedures إجراءات
They have legal/liability implications مسؤولية/ قانونية آثار
written by professional technical writers.
4. Patents براءات اختراع
Lawyers usually write patents, with lots of
writing and searching on the part of the
applicant.
1.2. Attributes خصائص of Technical Writing
• In general, technical writing has a degree of
formality إجراءات شكلية , and
it generally focuses on a specific subject
with the purpose of making something
happen or sharing useful information or
knowledge.
1.2. Attributes خصائص of Technical Writing
The following attributes define
some key characteristics that distinguish
technical writing from other types of
writing.
1.2. Attributes of Technical Writing
• It pertains ذات عالقة to a technical subject.
• It has a purpose.
• It has an objective.
• It conveys information/facts/data.
• It is impersonal.
• It is concise موجزة
• It is directed موجهة
• with a particular style and in a particular format.
• It is archival.
• It cites contributions of others تستشهد بمساهمات اآلخرين