
Unit 11: Technical writing - what is it?
These pages contains general tips and hints for writing articles and longer pieces of writing. We also have specific guidance on report writing. Technical writing is informative writing that relates to the following subject areas:
- technical
- scientific
- engineering
It conveys complex information to a specific audience. If the audience cannot understand or use the information presented, then the writer has failed. Good technical writing is:
- accurate
- clear
- concise
Accuracy.
Avoid writing a phrase like
“Increasing the temperature
caused a large change in the
reaction rate.” Instead, write
“Increasing the temperature by
10°C doubled the reaction rate.”
Clarity.
If a report does not contain clear
information, the reader cannot
understand, believe, or care. Three questions to ask yourself:
- Do I understand?
- Do I believe?
- Do I care?
Conciseness. end result result , future plans
plans.
Top tips for technical writing by Vince Ricci: CIEE, Joe Schall: Penn State University, Glynis Perkin: Loughborough University, edited by Marion Kelt: GCU is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at http://www.slideshare.net/tokyovince/introduction-to-technical-writing-4305074 http://www.slideshare.net/engCETL/technical-report-writing-handout https://www.e-education.psu.edu/styleforstudents/c1_p15.html.