'Technical and Professional Writing' is an Elective course offered in Fourth/Fifth Semester of B. A. (Bachelor of Arts) English Language and Literature program at the School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru campus.
Produce workplace documents, including memos/letters,instructions, and proposals; create usable, readable, and attractive documents; prepare and deliver oral presentations; collaborate with others; write coherent, concise and correct sentences; dit for clarity.
Unit 1
Introduction-Review syllabus-Computer lab assignment-the writing process - Grammar tutorial: words often confused-interview paper frequently asked questions in interview. Webpage design and writing for the web. Graphics. Present interview findings to the class. Grammar Basics. Punctuation, Proof Reading.
Unit 2
Special technical documents - thesis, dissertation and article. Memos, letters, Email Correspondence - Computer lab assignment, Editing for Style-Grammar. tutorial, Instructions, Suggestions, Recommendations. Ethics in job and globalism in workplace.
Unit 3
Procedures and Policies in Describing and Summarizing Technical Information Technical proposals and reports, Bibliography. Small group meetings: brainstorming collaborating on writing projects-reports, researching. Abstracts and executive summaries Discuss oral presentations-Professional Presentations-Style in technical writing.
Unit 4
- Resume (cover letter, resume and vitae).
- Memorandums (regarding weekly reading).
- Interview a Professional Business.
- Letters (letters of apology, customer response and persuasion).
- Writing Instructions & Directions.
Unit 5
Editing and Proofreading, Portfolio, Participation, Meetings - Minutes, agenda, Chair. Conferences (two conferences) Mock interview, Conduct Meetings.Presenting a technical paper.
- Mc Nair, New Technologies and Your Resume.
- Hauer, Writing Technical Document for the Public.
- Business Communication, Concepts, Cases and Applications, PD Chathurvedi, Pearson.
- Functional Grammar and Communicative Skills, S Sreenivasan, Century Publishers.
- Technical Communications,"DeskTop Type: Tradition and Technology"
- Technical Communication: A Practical Approach - William Sanborn Pepfeiffer,TVS Padma. Pearson (6thEd.)
