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Relevant Cost - Part1

The document discusses technical writing. It defines technical writing as written communication about a scientific or technical subject intended to inform a specific audience. It outlines the components of the WRITING paradigm for technical writing, including aspects like intended width, register, intention, tenor, information, needs of the reader, and genre. The document also lists qualities like being technology-driven, effectual, curious, honest, neutral, intelligent, careful, active, logical, workmanly, resourceful, interesting, and thorough that characterize a good technical writer. Finally, it contrasts technical writing with literary writing based on differences in readership, purpose, language style, tone, point of view, emotionality, objectivity, and format.

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Relevant Cost - Part1

The document discusses technical writing. It defines technical writing as written communication about a scientific or technical subject intended to inform a specific audience. It outlines the components of the WRITING paradigm for technical writing, including aspects like intended width, register, intention, tenor, information, needs of the reader, and genre. The document also lists qualities like being technology-driven, effectual, curious, honest, neutral, intelligent, careful, active, logical, workmanly, resourceful, interesting, and thorough that characterize a good technical writer. Finally, it contrasts technical writing with literary writing based on differences in readership, purpose, language style, tone, point of view, emotionality, objectivity, and format.

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Research/Technical Writing

(Res/TW)
Asst. Prof. Bernadette L. Orias
Technical Writing
 It is a written
communication about
a scientific or
technical subject to a
specific reader or
group of readers for
the purpose of giving
certain information.
Components of WRITING paradigm
 W-width : to what
extent
 R-register: what
language
 I-intention: why
 T-tenor: what
conditions
 I-information: what
 N-needs of reader:
who needs/what needs
 G-genre: which kind
Qualities of a Technical Writer
 T- technology-driven
 E-effectual
 C-curious
 H-honest
 N-neutral
 I-intelligent
 C-careful
 A-active
 L-logical
 W-workmanly
 R-resourceful
 I-interesting
 T-thorough
 E-ethical
 R-responsible
TW versus LW
non-scientific
POINTS OF CONTRAST scientific/technical
non-technical
READERSHIP specific general
PURPOSE informative/persuasive entertaining
LANGUAGE literal/denotative figurative/connotative
STYLE impersonal personal
TONE heavy/serious light/amusing
POINT of View 3rd person, 2nd person 1st person, 3rd person
EMOTIONALITY unemotional emotional
OBJECTIVITY objective/neutral subjective/biased
FORM/FORMAT formal informal
Questions?

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