Tecwrit (2nd Term)
ASSIGNMENT#1 1. DEFINE TECHNICAL WRITING.
Technical writing refers to straightforward explanations and/or instructions dealing with a particular technical subject. The subject being written about may be abstract or tangible. Regardless, the writing must be easy to understand and follow. As with any writing project, the audience understands level must be considered in the development of the document. When writing about technical information, it is important to be concise and exact about your subject matter. The task assigned may be in the form of a help document for a piece of software or a machine or it may concern a process or way of performing a task. User manuals, assembly instructions, analysis reports or summaries of lengthy reports are all types of technical writing.
Technical writing rarely, if ever, is done in a manner that personalizes it. There are never references to the first person. The structure of the text is always done in a detached or third party reference point. The text is geared to teach information; therefore, the tone is that of a teacher instructing a student in the subject. This at times may appear as simply a list of steps to take to achieve the desired goal or may be a short or lengthy explanation of a concept or abstract idea.
REFERENCE: http://reference.yourdictionary.com/word-definitions/definition-of-technical-writing.html
`Technical writing is a written communications done on the job, especially in fields with specialized vocabularies, such as science, engineering, technology, and the health sciences.
REFERENCE: Handbook of Technical Writing, 9th ed., by Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, and Walter E. Oliu (St. Martin's Press, 2008)
2. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF TECHNICAL WRITING?
Technical writing presents and explains a subject matter in a clear, objective, accurate, concise, and unemotional manner. Technical writing uses a relatively high concentration of certain complex and important writing techniques particularly
Technical writing refers to straightforward explanations and/or instructions dealing with a particular technical subject. The subject being written about may be abstract or tangible. Regardless, the writing must be easy to understand and follow. As with any writing project, the audience understands level must be considered in the development of the document. When writing about technical information, it is important to be concise and exact about your subject matter. The task assigned may be in the form of a help document for a piece of software or a machine or it may concern a process or way of performing a task. User manuals, assembly instructions, analysis reports or summaries of lengthy reports are all types of technical writing.
Technical writing rarely, if ever, is done in a manner that personalizes it. There are never references to the first person. The structure of the text is always done in a detached or third party reference point. The text is geared to teach information; therefore, the tone is that of a teacher instructing a student in the subject. This at times may appear as simply a list of steps to take to achieve the desired goal or may be a short or lengthy explanation of a concept or abstract idea.
REFERENCE: http://reference.yourdictionary.com/word-definitions/definition-of-technical-writing.html
`Technical writing is a written communications done on the job, especially in fields with specialized vocabularies, such as science, engineering, technology, and the health sciences.
REFERENCE: Handbook of Technical Writing, 9th ed., by Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, and Walter E. Oliu (St. Martin's Press, 2008)
2. WHAT IS THE NATURE OF TECHNICAL WRITING?
Technical writing presents and explains a subject matter in a clear, objective, accurate, concise, and unemotional manner. Technical writing uses a relatively high concentration of certain complex and important writing techniques particularly