Technical Writing & Communication Skill

Course Title: Technical Writing & Communication Skill

Course No: BIT 125

Nature of the Course: THEORY

Semester: 2

Full Marks: 60 + 40

Pass Marks: 24 + 16

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

The course covers the fundamental concepts of technical writing and communication. This course includes the description of writing process, audience analysis, organizing document, professional communication, preparing proposal, report writing and ethical issues.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to: Understand the core principles and formats of technical writing in IT; Write various types of technical documents (manuals, reports, proposals, etc.); Structure and design documents using visual and verbal clarity; Apply ethics and audience awareness in all communication; Practice and improve professional communication skills; Acquaint with technical writing skills

Course Contents

1. Introduction to Technical Writing

3 hrs

1.1. Introduction to technical writing

1.2. Differences from creative/academic writing

1.3. Role in IT industry

2. The Writing Process

3 hrs

2.1. Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing

2.2. Writing cycle and collaboration

2.3. Writer's block and productivity

3. Audience and Purpose Analysis

3 hrs

3.1. Identifying technical vs non-technical readers

3.2. Adapting tone, vocabulary, and detail

3.3. Communication goals

4. Principles of Effective Technical Writing

6 hrs

4.1. Clarity, conciseness, consistency

4.2. Active vs passive voice

4.3. Parallelism, grammar, punctuation

5. Organization and Document Structure

5 hrs

5.1. Sections: Title, TOC, Introduction, Body, Conclusion

5.2. Paragraph coherence

5.3. Flow and transitions

6. Professional Communication Formats

7 hrs

6.1. Emails, memos, notices, meeting minutes

6.2. Writing etiquette, format, subject lines

7. Writing Technical Proposals

7 hrs

7.1. Purpose of proposals

7.2. Components: intro, background, method, budget

7.3. Feasibility and persuasion

8. Report Writing

8 hrs

8.1. Types: progress, status, feasibility reports

8.2. Report structure and formatting

8.3. Executive summary, findings

9. Ethics, Plagiarism, and Legal Issues

3 hrs

9.1. Intellectual Property

9.2. Citation Standards

9.3. Data Confidentiality, Inclusive language

Text Books

1.Markel, M., & Selber, S. A. (2021). Technical Communication (12th Ed.). Bedford/St. Martin's.
2.Alred, G. J., Brusaw, C. T., & Oliu, W. E. The Handbook of Technical Writing.
3.Markel, M., & Selber, S. A. (2021). Technical Communication (12th Edition). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, Macmillan Learning.
4.Alred, G. J., Brusaw, C. T., & Oliu, W. E. (Latest edition). The Handbook of Technical Writing. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's.
5.Meenakshi Raman & Sangeeta Sharma, Technical Communication: Principles and Practice
6.K.R. Lakshminarayanan, English for Technical Communication
7.Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata, Communication Skills
8.William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, The Elements of Style
9.Mike Markel, Technical Communication
10.Gary Blake and Robert W. Bly, The Elements of Technical Writing

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