ENGLISH 3 Bulawan Jorelyn E
ENGLISH 3: TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
1st Semester SY 2015-2016
I- COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to prepare students to face the challenges in communication specifically in the workplace where complex and technical messages are essential. It likewise includes fundamental principles, theories, and procedures of technical communication needed in business, technical and scientific fields.
II-CREDIT UNITS: 3 units
III-TIME DURATION: 54 hours
IV-PLACEMENT: Second Year Engineering and Architecture students
Course content
Desired learning outcomes
(please feel free to tell us what specific result you expect to have at the end of every lesson/topic)
Lesson 1 Basics of Technical Communication
a. Process
b. Language as a Tool
c. Flow
d. Importance
Examples:
Distinguish the process, flow and importance of communication
Identify the basic feature of language as a tool for communication.
Lesson 2
Basic Techniques of Technical Writing
a. Definition
b. Description 1. Mechanism 2. Process
d. Classification
e. Comparison and Contrast
f. Cause and Effect
g. Analogy and Interpretation
Know what technical writing is and learn about its definition to use in technical communication.
Know the description of technical writing especially the mechanism and process to enhance the skills in writing. Discover the classification of technical writing.
Relate and interpret the techniques in technical writing and be able to compare and contrast also to know the cause and effect of using technical writing. Learn the analogy and interpretation of writing techniques.
Lesson 3
Written Forms
A. Business Letters
a. Significance
b. Purpose
c. Structure
d. Layout
e. Types and Samples
Job Application
Claim
Adjustment
Sales
Learn how to write business letters and their types using the correct structure and layout. Know the significance of business letters and differentiate the types and samples of business letters.
B. Memos
a. Classification and
1st Semester SY 2015-2016
I- COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to prepare students to face the challenges in communication specifically in the workplace where complex and technical messages are essential. It likewise includes fundamental principles, theories, and procedures of technical communication needed in business, technical and scientific fields.
II-CREDIT UNITS: 3 units
III-TIME DURATION: 54 hours
IV-PLACEMENT: Second Year Engineering and Architecture students
Course content
Desired learning outcomes
(please feel free to tell us what specific result you expect to have at the end of every lesson/topic)
Lesson 1 Basics of Technical Communication
a. Process
b. Language as a Tool
c. Flow
d. Importance
Examples:
Distinguish the process, flow and importance of communication
Identify the basic feature of language as a tool for communication.
Lesson 2
Basic Techniques of Technical Writing
a. Definition
b. Description 1. Mechanism 2. Process
d. Classification
e. Comparison and Contrast
f. Cause and Effect
g. Analogy and Interpretation
Know what technical writing is and learn about its definition to use in technical communication.
Know the description of technical writing especially the mechanism and process to enhance the skills in writing. Discover the classification of technical writing.
Relate and interpret the techniques in technical writing and be able to compare and contrast also to know the cause and effect of using technical writing. Learn the analogy and interpretation of writing techniques.
Lesson 3
Written Forms
A. Business Letters
a. Significance
b. Purpose
c. Structure
d. Layout
e. Types and Samples
Job Application
Claim
Adjustment
Sales
Learn how to write business letters and their types using the correct structure and layout. Know the significance of business letters and differentiate the types and samples of business letters.
B. Memos
a. Classification and