To: Nancy Meyers

From: Blaine Bowman

Date: April 19, 2022
Subject APLED 121-Chapter 14 summary

Chapter 14
Technical descriptions and process analysis
Define technical descriptions-Part by part depiction of the components on tools or equipment
Types of technical descriptions

 Operations manuals-Manuals help the user construct, install, and operate the
equipment
 Product demand specifications-When a company needs equipment that doesn’t exist it
writes a letter to a company for a product demand
 Study reports provided by consulting firms-Companies will hire a engineer to provide a
descriptive analysis which is then used as the bias for a product demand specification
 Construct design- Architectural companies that go out and clarify the construction deign
for the city
 Sales literature-Being able to speak and write well will help you succeed in marketing

Definition of process analysis-A process analysis describes how something works

Example of process analysis

 Engineering
 Automotive sales
 Biomedical technology
Criteria for writing technical descriptions and process analysis

 Title-Start your paper with a title precisely starting the topic

 Overall organization-Specify and define your topic and explain the topics abilities or
process
 Highlighting techniques-To help understand easier access you need to use highlighting
headings, itemization, and graphics
The writing process at work

 Prewriting-Brainstorming/listing
 Writing-Technical description which focuses on overall organization, highlighting, and
hand drawn graphics
 Rewriting-Gone through and made sure there was no mistakes