UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS

Tuguegarao City

School of Education, Arts, Sciences and Health

Teacher Education Department
Curriculum 2018-2019

Course Information and Syllabus in ENGL 1023

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Advanced Technical Communications

CREDIT UNITS: 3(3 hours lecture)

PRE-REQUISITES: English 1013

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course emphasizes the principles and strategies of good technical communication, both
written and oral, and requires practice in applying them to present technical and scientific material
informatively and clearly. It is specifically designed to allow students from different majors in the technical
field to interact and communicate with each other and with various other audiences about subjects their
disciplines may have in common. The course involves applied, activity-based collaboration and therefore
relies heavily on a team approach to learning.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completion of the course, the students should be able to:
CLO 1: Realize the importance of technical communication in their career;
CLO 2: Apply basic skills and strategies important in technical communication (audience and purpose
analysis, organization, style, document design, graphics development, editing, and
proofreading);
CLO 3: Prepare professional technical documents, in both electronic and print format;
CLO 4: Collaborate with students from different fields to communicate about topics relevant to several
professions
CLO 5: Manifest Christian values in all activities related to technical communication

COURSE CONTENT:

I. Louisian Education
Vision-mission of USL
Classroom Policies
Grading System
Major requirements in the Course

II.Introduction to Technical Communication

 Definition and Characteristics of technical Communication

 Importance/ Purpose of Technical Communication

1. Types of writings required in Technical Professions
2. Qualities of the Technical Communicator
3. Basic Principles of Good Technical Communication
III. Style in Technical Communication  Position Paper
 Characteristics of technical  Recommendation Report
Communication Style
 Practical Problems Regarding Style in X. Writing Instructions and Manuals
Technical Communication
1.Personal Pronouns and scientific point XI. Graphics for Technical Documents
of view
2.Clarity XII. Oral Aspect of Business Communication
3.Conciseness
4.Coherence  Business Meetings
5.Conventions of Standard English
 Important Parliamentary rules
IV. Special Techniques of Technical
Communication  Telephone Conversations

 Methods of Definition XIII. Writing minutes of meetings

1. Informal Definition
2. Formal definition
3. Expanded Definition
 Description of a Process
 Description of Mechanism
V. Business Letters
COURSE REQUIREMENT:
Midterm- Compilation of Sample business
letters, application letter and resume (Soft-
bound company portfolio) ; Job Interview
Portfolio
Finals - Compilation of Technical Reports;
Oral presentation

 Importance of Business Letters SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM

 The Effective Business Letter Remedial Sessions on Writing Resume to

 Types of common business letters
1. Inquiry
2. Response
3. Order
4. Claim and Adjustment
5. Transmittal, etc.
VI. Job Application
 Job Application Materials
 The Application Letter
Senior High School students
REFERENCES:
Abulencia, E. F. (2016). Integrated business
and technical communication. Quezon City:
Rex Book Store.
Baraceros, E. L. (2012). Business
correspondence. Quezon City: Rex Book
Store.

 The Resume Bascara, L. R. et al. (2001). Writing for the

 Job Interview corporate world. Quezon City: Rex Book
Store.
VII. Memos
Francisco, I. (2006 ). English for occupational
VIII. E-mails purposes. Manila: Rex Book Store.

IX. Technical Reports Ignacio, Vanessa N.,et.al. (2018) English for

 Progress Report academic and professional purposes. Manila:
 Annual Report Fastbooks
 Letter Report
 Laboratory Report
Manalo, P. & Fermin, V. (2007). Technical
and report writing. Mandaluyong City: National
Book Store.

Satterwhite, M. L. & Sutton, J. (2007).

Business communication at work.New York:
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

CRITERIA IN GRADING PRELIMS MIDTERMS FINALS

Class Standing: 50 %
Quizzes 20 % 15 % 15 %
Seat works 10 % 10 % 10 %
Assignments 10 % 5% 5%
Recitation 10 % 10 % 5%
Business letters
Application letter & 10%
resume
Technical report/ 15%
oral report
Major Examination 50 % 50 % 50 %

TOTAL 100 % 100 % 100 %