Al-Balqa Applied University ‫جامعة البلقاء التطبيقية‬

Course Plan
Summer Semester 2021/2022

FIRST: BASIC INFORMATION

College
College Irbid University College
Department Department of English Language and Literature
Course
Course Title Technical Writing in English /
Online
Course Code 30905210 & 30905213
Credit Hours 3 hours
Prerequisite None
Instructor
Name Maram Teimeh Haddad
Office No. : The New Building Room523
Tel (Ext) : 027273197
E-mail maram.haddad@bau.edu.jo
Office Hours 11:00 -12:00 A.M Monday Tuesday
Class Times Building Day Start Time End Time Room No.
Sunday,
Monday, 4.:45 P.M. 6:00 P.M. Online
Online Tuesday,
Wednesday

Text Book
Title Writing That Works: A Teacher’s Guide to Technical writing
By: Dr.Steven M. Gerson

References
1- How to Get Started as a Technical Writer by James Jill.

2- The Elements of Technical Writing by Gary Blake.

SECOND: PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course aims at guiding students and teaching them how to write technical pieces
such as the business letters, personal letters, recommendation letters, the application
forms, the CV, the e-mails, the invitation cards. Students are to be aware of the official
language they use in every kind of technical writing.

1- Students should acknowledge the definition of technical writing.

2- Students should learn the basic characteristics of technical writing.
3- Students should identify some samples of technical writing.
4- Students should write, themselves, technical pieces as CV, letters, personal vs business….
COURSE OBJECTIVES

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

{Write course learning outcomes here }
• Knowledge and Understanding
-The ability to recognize the definition of technical writing.
- The ability to refer to basic elements of the technical writings.

• Professional Skills
- The ability to identify the characteristics of samples of technical writing.
- The ability to identify some kinds of technical writing.

• Competences (Transferable skill and attributes)

-The ability to write some samples of technical writing.
- The ability to apply what they learned to practical life.
COURSE SYLLABUS
Week Course Topic Notes
Week 1 Definition of technical writing Ss should be able to define technical writing.

-Kinds of technical writing. -Differentiating between the kinds of

technical writing
-The characteristics of technical writing.
-Identifying the characteristics of technical
writing. First Quiz Thursday 21-7-2022

Week -The formal letters vs the personal letters Differentiating between the formal letters
1&2 and the personal letters.

- The e-mails. Acknowledging writing e-mails.

Mid -Term Exam (31 - 7 - 10 - 8 -2022)

- The recommendation letter. -Ss should acknowledge writing the

recommendation letter.
Week 3
The CV Ss should acknowledge writing the CV

- Ss should acknowledge writing the

application form.
Week 4 -Acknowledging writing the invitation cards
Week 5 -The application form.
- Acknowledging writing the biography.
-The invitation cards.
- Acknowledging writing descriptive writing
- Descriptive writing
Week 6

-Revision. - Revising students with what they have

Week7 learned so far.

Week 8 Final Exam Final Exam

(3 - 9 – 2022 )- (15- 9 - 2022)

COURSE LEARNING RESOURCES

This course will be taught using available resources: Lectures and group discussion.
Lectures Teams

ONLINE RESOURCES
 www.sparknotes.com
www.literature.com

ASSESSMANT TOOLS
Write assessment tools that will be used to test students ability to understand the course material
and gain the skills and competencies stated in learning outcomes
ASSESSMENT TOOLS %
Quizzes
Researches and Reports
Participation
Oral Exams
Activities/attendance
Presentation
20
Mid Exam 30
Final Exam 50
TOTAL MARKS 100

THIRD: COURSE RULES

ATTENDANCE RULES
Attendance and participation are extremely important, and the usual University rules will apply.
Attendance will be recorded for each class. Absence of 10% will result in a first written warning.
Absence of 15% of the course will result in a second warning. Absence of 20% or more will result in
forfeiting the course and the student will not be permitted to attend the final examination. Should a
student encounter any special circumstances (i.e. medical or personal), he/she is encouraged to
discuss this with the instructor and written proof will be required to delete any absences from his/her
attendance records.

GRADING SYSTEM
Example:
 90 – 100 A
85 – 89 B+
75 – 84 B
65 – 74 C+
60 – 64 C
55 – 59 D+
50 – 54 D
45-49 D-
Less than 45 F

REMARKS
{The instructor can add any comments and directives such as the attendance policy and topics related
to ethics}

COURSE COORDINATOR

Course Coordinator: Maram Haddad Department Head: MR. Hamzeh M. Al- Zghoul.

Signature: Maram Signature:

Date: 13/ 7 /2022 Date: