
Unit 11: Technical writing 
Technical writing should be goal-oriented. It should convey information clearly and include no extraneous material. It should help the reader to find essential information and have a specific format which allows the reader to quickly locate
everything in an organised fashion.
You should consider:
- purpose of document
- intended audience
- context
If the audience cannot use,
apply or understand
the information presented -
then the author has failed
Purpose. What is the ultimate goal? This should be practical, the purpose determines the format of your paper. Usually:
- Title
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Body
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
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.
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