Ayaz

Pedram and Mortaza

Fall 2007

Monday   8:00 - 10:00

University of Tabriz, Department of Computer Science, Room A

Technical English: Writing, Reading and Speaking, 8^th Edition,
Nell Ann Pickett, Ann Appleton Laster, Katherine E. Staples, Longman, 2001.

The aim of this course is to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills, in English language,

• To read and understand scientific and technical texts,
• To communicate scientific and technical concepts, both in oral and written forms,
• To communicate in a direct, clear, and concise manner.

Topics include:

1. GETTING STARED WITH TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS
   1. Technical Communication: What Is It?
   2. Defining Workplace readers: Who Are They?
2. THE TECHNICAL COMMUNICATOR'S TOOL
   3. The Technical Communicator's Tools: Clear Language
   4. The Technical Communicator's Tools: Informative Design
   5. The Technical Communicator's Tools: Visuals
   6. The Technical Communicator's Tools: Technology
3. THE TECHNICAL WRITING PROCESS
   7. The Technical Writing Process: Planning and Drafting
   8. The Technical Writing Process: Reviewing and Revising
4. SITUATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
   9. Procedure Explanations: Showing How
   10. Description: Using Detail
   11. Definition: Explaining What Something Is
   12. Summaries: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
   13. Reports: Shaping Information
   14. Proposals: Using Facts to Make a Case
   15. Correspondence: Sending and Responding to Messages
5. ORAL COMMUNICATION
   16. Oral Communication: Saying It Simply

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