Department of International Relations, GC University, Faisalabad.
Weekly plan for Spring Semester 2019
Course Title:   Technical Writing 3(3-0)                                    Key Text:    Technical Communication: Principles and Practices, by
Course Code:    ENG-422                                                     Meenakshi Raman & Sangeeta Sharma
Degree/Semester: B.S. International Relations / 4th
Weeks    Description of       Remarks/ Significance & Detail of            Task for Students             Material Source
         Topic                Topic
1st      Introduction to      Students will be able to understand:         Paragraph writing             Technical Communication: Principles
         Technical                - Types of communication                                               and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
         Writing                  - Significance of Verbal                                               Co. Ch# 10
                                      communication
2nd      Application          Students will be able to learn:              Application Writing           http://www.skillsyouneed.com/writing-
         Writing              What is an application                                                     skills.html
                              The purpose of writing an application                                      Technical Communication: Principles
                              Process of its Writing                                                     and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
                              Pattern of Writing                                                         Co. Ch# 13
3rd      Letter Writing       Students will be able to observe:            Letter Writing                Technical Communication: Principles
         Essential & Non-     How to write a letter in professional life                                 and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
         Essential Parts of   Process of writing a letter                                                Co. Ch# 13
         a Letter             Essential & non-essential structure                                        https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Bus
                                                                                                         inessLetter.html
4th      Significance of      Students will be able to categorize:         Letter Writing                Technical Communication: Principles
         Letter Writing,      Letter Styling                                                             and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
         Letters Format       -Indented Format                                                           Co. Ch# 13
                              -Semi Block Format                                                         http://www.readingrockets.org/article/i
                              -Block Format                                                              ntroduction-letter-writing
                              -Full Block Format
                              Significance of Letter writing
5th      How to Write the     Students will be able to differentiate:      Assignment Submission         http://library.bcu.ac.uk/learner/writingg
         body of a letter,    Direct Approach in Professional Letters                                    uides/1.06.htm
         Types of             -Good News Messages                                                        Technical Communication: Principles
         Messages             -Neutral Messages                                                          and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
                              Indirect Approach                                                          Co. Ch# 13
                              -Bad News Messages
Weeks    Description of        Remarks/ Significance & Detail of              Task for Students                  Material Source
              Topic                            Topic
6th     Job Application     Students will be able to acknowledge:       Personal CVs & Cover Letters   Technical Communication: Principles
        Letters             The initial steps to start a professional                                  and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
        Cover Letters/      life                                                                       Co. Ch# 13
        CVs / Resumes       Significance of techniques of writing a                                    https://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-
                            professional Cover Letter, CV and                                          advice/career-planning/273051-the-top-
                            Resume                                                                     10-skills-thatll-get-you-a-job-when-
                            -How to Write a Cover Letter                                               you-graduate
                            -How to Write a CV                                                         http://www.skillsyouneed.com/write/co
                            -How to Write a Resume                                                     vering-letter.html
7th     Reports &           Students will be able to understand:                    -------            Technical Communication: Principles
        Significance of     What are reports                                                           and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
        Reports             Importance of reports                                                      Co. Ch# 14
                            Characteristics                                                            https://www.oxford-
                                                                                                       royale.co.uk/articles/tips-techniques-
                                                                                                       essay-writer.html
8th     Types of Report     Students will be able to learn:             Reports Discussion             Technical Communication: Principles
        &                   -Informative, Analytical purpose                                           and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
        Its Formats         -Periodic, Special frequency of report                                     Co. Ch# 14
                            writing
                            -Four formats
9th                                                                     Mid Term
10th    Report Writing      Students will be able to realize:           Make a title of Report         Technical Communication: Principles
        Prewriting              - Importance of Article Writing                                        and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
                                    in Practical Life                                                  Co. Ch# 14
                                - Qualities of a professional
                                    Article
11th    Covering letter &   Students will be able to draw:              Sketch a cover letter &        Technical Communication: Principles
        Questionnaire in        - Different Formats and Types of        Questionnaire                  and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
        Report                      Article Writing                                                    Co. Ch# 14
12th    Structure of        Students will be able to memorize:          Report Writing                 Technical Communication: Principles
        Reports             Prefatory parts                                                            and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
                            Introduction                                                               Co. Ch# 14
Weeks    Description of      Remarks/ Significance & Detail of          Task for Students                   Material Source
              Topic                        Topic
13th    Structure of      Students will be able to Scrutinize:     Report Writing                 Technical Communication: Principles
        Reports           Discussion in Reports                                                   and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
                          Its Conclusion                                                          Co. Ch# 14
                          Supplementary Parts
14th    Writing the       Students will practice:                  Report Submission              Technical Communication: Principles
        Report            Various other parts of report writing:                                  and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
                          Illustrations                                                           Co. Ch# 14
                          Revising, Editing & Proofreading
15th    Technical         Students will be able to sketch:         Proposals’ sample discussion   Technical Communication: Principles
        Proposals         Definition of proposal                                                  and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
                          Purpose                                                                 Co. Ch# 15
                          Types
                          Structure
16th    Research paper    Students will be able to summarize:      Any research paper’s sample    Technical Communication: Principles
                          How to write a research paper            discussion                     and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
                          Components                                                              Co. Ch# 16
                          Abstract
17th    Revision          Students will review all the previous                                   Technical Communication: Principles
                          discussions and will conclude the                     ------            and Practices, by Meenakshi Raman &
                          common factors used in technical                                        Co. Ch# 18 (overview)
                          writing
18th                                                               Final Term