Republic of the Philippines

LYCEUM OF ALABANG INC.

Km. 30 National Road, Tunasan

PRELIMINARY MODULE

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I. Objectives / Learning outcomes:

1. At the end of each lesson, students in Technical Writing (TW) should be able to:
a. Explain the 5 powers of a Champion Tech. Writer, its characteristics, what people in the
Technical profession are required to write, aspects and styles of TW, basic principles of a
good TW and the ABCs of technical report writing.
b. Definition of Tech. Writing, its characteristics and purpose.
c. Give the distinction between the Literary and Tech. Writing.
d. Techniques of Tech. Writing

II. Outline of Topics / Overview:

1. The five (5) powers of a champion Tech. Writer:

*Taking care of your health
*Seeking Knowledge and skill
*Being valuable to your supervisor and customer
*Having good character traits.
*A wide knowledge of vocabulary.

2. Technical Writing (TW) involves a specific knowledge to convey information for

a specific purpose to specific readers in the field of business, industry, art, science,
trade, technology or profession learned by experiences, study, observation or
investigation.

3. Characteristics of a Tech. Writer:

a. present and explains the subject matter, which observes impartiality,
objectivity, accuracy, conciseness and does not arose emotions.
b. applies complex writing techniques such as definition, classification,
description of mechanism, description of process, cause and effect, comparison and
contrast, analogy and interpretation.
c. it is practical and powerful
d. making use of technical vocabulary together with graphic or visual aids and
conventional report forms.

4. Purposes of Technical Writing:

a. To inform
b. To analyze events and their implications
c. To persuade and influence decisions

Prepared by: Prof. Luchi P. Sereneo Noted & approved by: Leah Digo, Phd.
Faculty VP Acad
 Republic of the Philippines
LYCEUM OF ALABANG INC.
Km. 30 National Road, Tunasan

5. Styles of Technical Writing:

a. Be selective
b. Develop a clear, direct style
c. Use examples and comparisons
d. Repeat words and phrases for clarity
e. Delete unnecessary words and phrases

6. Basic Principles of Technical Writing:

a. Understanding the reader

b. Knowing the subject matter
c. Knowing the purpose of each report
d. Organized the material

7. ABC’s of Technical Writing:

a. Accuracy – free from error

b. Brevity – compressed in form
c. Confidence – having authority of the subject matter
d. Dignity – ethical standard in writing, avoiding contractions
e. Emphasis – what is important in the report
f. Facility – using devices to make reports easy to understand
g. Grammatical Correctness
h. Honesty
i. Illustration – using graphs, charts, photos, diagrams
j. Judgment – presenting evidence as proofs
k. Knowledge
l. Logic
m. Mechanical neatness
n. Normal procedure
o. Objectivity
p. Planning
q. Qualification – selection of statements
r. Revision
s. Straight sentences
t. Thoroughness – going over the subject, analyze, investigate, draw
conclusion (negative / positive)
u. Unity
v. Veracity – truthfulness
w. Viewpoint – standpoint of the author
x. Word of Choice
y. You-point – showing ideas occasionally
z. zest – writing worthwhile things, enjoyable & invigorating

Prepared by: Prof. Luchi P. Sereneo Noted & approved by: Leah Digo, Phd.
Faculty VP Acad
 Republic of the Philippines
LYCEUM OF ALABANG INC.
Km. 30 National Road, Tunasan

8. Distinction between:

Literary Writing Technical Writing

1. Entertains / amuses the reader
2. Suggesting the writer’s message
writer’s ideas
3. Imparts a lesson
4. broadens a person’s outlook in life
1. provide useful information
2. directly informs the
of message.
3. gives instructions /
directions
4. serves as a basis for
decision making

9. Techniques of Technical Writing:

a. Definition – giving meaning of technical terms that are not familiar to

the reader.

*Classification - formal – (specie/genus/differentiation

informal –

b. Classification – systemic process of dividing materials into kinds of

classes by grouping similar things.

c. Partition – analysis that divides a singular item into parts, steps or

aspects.
d. Description of Mechanism – explaining how something works
e. Description of a Process – explaining how something is done.
f. Cause and Effect – discusses the reason why something is true or the
result of some peculiar event or state of mind.
g. Comparison and Contrast – shows both similarities and differences and
may conclude with a value of judgment.

Prepared by: Prof. Luchi P. Sereneo Noted & approved by: Leah Digo, Phd.
Faculty VP Acad