Technical writing involves the creation of useful documents that can be clearly understood by readers. Good technical writing clarifiesjargon‚ presenting useful information that is clear and easy to understand for the intended audience; poor technical writing may increase confusion by creating unnecessary jargon or failing to explain it. While grammar‚ spelling and punctuation are of the utmost importance to technical writing‚ style is not; it can be sacrificed if doing so increases clarity‚ which
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Reflective writing at University There may be various situations at university when you are required to write reflectively: • a reflective report about group dynamics for a group project which you participated in for an assignment • a blog which records your learning development throughout a module • a reflective report on an industrial or overseas placement • a portfolio which shows your development and reflects on your process of learning What is reflective writing? Reflective writing describes
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QUESTION Write brief notes on the following reading and writing interface skills: a) Summarising b) Paraphrasing c) Synthesising How can a Commerce student make use of these skills in compiling material for an assignment? One of the most important aspects of academic writing is making use of the ideas of other people. This is important as one need to show that he or she has understood the material and that one can use their ideas and findings in their own way
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Examining Financial Statements - Landry ’s Restaurants Financial statement users around the globe use financial statements to evaluate the performance of companies (Fundamentals of Financial Accounting‚ 2006). In order to locate a company’s reported assets‚ liabilities‚ expenses and revenues‚ statement users rely on four types of financial statements. The four financial statements include: Balance Sheet‚ Income Statement‚ Statement of Retained Earnings‚ and Statement of Cash Flows (Fundamentals
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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING DESCRIPTIVE WRITING is the clear description of people‚ places‚ objects‚ or events using appropriate details. An effective description will contain sufficient and varied elaboration of details to communicate a sense of the subject being described. Details used are usually sensory and selected to describe what the writer sees‚ hears‚ smells‚ touches‚ and tastes. DESCRIPTIVE PROMPTS 1. Think of an animal you have seen or that you know about. The animal might be someone’s
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Definitions of technical writing 1. The goal of technical writing is to enable readers to use a technology or understand a process or concept. Because the subject matter is more important than the writer’s voice‚ technical writing style uses an objective‚ not a subjective‚ tone. The writing style is direct and utilitarian‚ emphasizing exactness and clarity rather than elegance or allusiveness. A technical writer uses figurative language only when a figure of speech would facilitate understanding
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Oct 2013 Definition and Nature of Technical Writing Discuss the nature of technical writing. References Title Author Handbook for Technical Writing‚ Technical Writing Style Shelton‚ James. Handbook for Technical Writing. Illinios: NTC Business Books‚ 1994. Print Confai. Technical Writing Style. Accessed October 21‚ 2013. http://www.confai.com/technical-writing-style Page Number(s) 5 What is Technical Writing? Technical writing communicates specific and factual information
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Writing Improvements I’ll be honest‚ English wasn’t and still isn’t one of my strong points in my education. During my high school years‚ my essays had suffered partly due to the fact that my grammar and organization of ideas weren’t consistent with the structure. That is‚ my ideas would abruptly change from topic to topic with no overall flow at all. Lacking experience in writing and reading‚ English was my most challenging subject. I despised writing. I felt that the subject was useless. The writing
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Grades 7-12 Writing Strategies Revise WWW Introduction to Writing Strategies Generating Ideas: Rapid Writing Setting the Context (What Do My Readers Want to Know?) Adding Content (Pass It On!) Developing and Organizing Ideas: Webbing‚ Mapping and More Supporting the Main Idea Adding Details Revising and Editing: Reorganizing Ideas Asking Questions to Revise Writing Peer Editing Proofreading Without Partners Writing for a Purpose: Using Templates: Writing a Procedure Writing an Information Report Writing
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Definitions of Technical Writing Technical writing refers to straightforward explanations and/or instructions dealing with a particular technical subject. The subject being written about may be abstract or tangible. Regardless‚ the writing must be easy to understand and follow. As with any writing project‚ the audience understanding level must be considered in the development of the document. When writing about technical information‚ it is important to be concise and exact about your subject matter
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