Technical Writing- Short Course

Course CodeSGW4
Fee CodeSG
Duration (approx)20 hours
QualificationCertificate of Completion

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Learn Technical Writing

Technical writing is different to other forms of writing. Other writing may be primarily designed to tell a story or, in a broad sense, to entertain, inform, educate or communicate; technical writing is more about documenting information as a reference i.e. information that is designed to instruct, explain or direct in a clear and concise manner. The purpose of technical writing can be as diverse as preparing a document for work, a journal article or thesis that records the results of a piece of academic research or to simplify more complex information.

Lesson Structure

There are 8 lessons in this course:

  1. SCOPE AND NATURE OF TECHNICAL WRITING
    • What Is Involved?
    • Examples of Technical Writing
    • Becoming a Technical Writer
    • What Characterizes Good Technical Writing?
    • Where and How Technical Writing is Published
    • Structure
  2. PREPARING TO WRITE
    • Define the Task
    • Identify Expectations
    • Clarify Your Writing Goal
    • Establish a Time Plan
    • Technical Writing Procedures
    • The Role of Logic
    • Writing Content
    • Some Essential Writing Skills
    • Planning Your Writing
    • The Writing Process
    • A Writing Routine
    • Meeting Expectations
    • Collaborative Writing
    • A Writer’s Equipment
  3. RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC
    • Reasons to Conduct Research
    • Library and Internet
    • Evaluate and Select Information
    • Plagiarism
  4. WAYS TO COMMUNICATE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
    • Tools for Communicating in Words
    • Tools for Communicating in Graphics
    • Illustrations and Captions
    • Technical Photography
    • Combining Graphics and Text
    • The Importance of Captions
    • Computer Tools and Software
  5. ACADEMIC and BUSINESS CONVENTIONS
    • Presentation of Assignments
    • Essays and Reports
    • Writing Research Papers and Journal Articles
  6. REFERENCING
    • Referencing Systems
    • Types of Referencing for Different Tasks
    • Procedures
    • Scientific Writing
    • Proposals
  7. EDITING
    • Why Edit?
    • Develop a Sharp Understanding of Ambiguity
    • Causes of Ambiguity
    • Meeting Deadlines
    • Be Concise
    • Use Grammar and Punctuation Properly
    • Writing with Clarity
    • Common Causes of Confusion
    • Types of Language
    • The Editing Process
  8. WRITING FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES
    • The Audience
    • Legal Applications
    • Writing Submissions
    • Writing Research Reports
    • Writing Manuals/ Instructions/ Guidelines

Who is this course for?

  • Students or graduates needing to refresh or improve technical writing skills
  • Business people needing to apply technical writing in their work
  • Product developers who write user manuals
  • Inventors, researchers or others writing submissions or reports
  • Teachers and trainers needing to produce guides, instructional manuals etc.
  • Writers wanting to broaden the scope of writing services they might offer




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