TPW & IPR
SYLLABUS Unit I: Introduction: An introduction to writing technical reports, technical sentences formation, using transitions to join sentences, Using tenses for technical writing. Planning and Structuring: Planning the report, identifying reader(s), Voice, Formatting and structuring the report, Sections of a technical report, Minutes of meeting writing. Unit II: Drafting report and design issues: The use of drafts, Illustrations and graphics. Final edits: Grammar, spelling, readability and writing in plain English: Writing in plain English, Jargon and final layout issues, Spelling, punctuation and Grammar, Padding, Paragraphs, Ambiguity. Unit III: Proofreading and summaries: Proofreading, summaries, Activities on summaries. Presenting final reports: Printed presentation, Verbal presentation skills, Introduction to proposals and practice. Unit IV: Using word processor: Adding a Table of Contents, Updating the Table of Contents, Deleting the ...
