Technical Writing Fundamentals

 

Discussion

 

1. Supporting Activity: Establish Your Purpose and the Delivery Medium

 

Write a 200- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:

 

What are the four main purposes of technical writing?  What is the goal of informative writing? What is the aim of instructional writing? What is the purpose of reference writing? What is the aim of persuasive writing? When should a document be delivered online?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion

 

2. Supporting Activity: Establish Your Purpose and the Delivery Medium

 

Write a 100- to 200-word short-answer response to the following:

 

What are the differences between technical writing and other forms of writing with which you are familiar? What are the similarities?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion   

 

3. Supporting Activity: Establish Your Purpose and the Delivery Medium

 

Write a 100- to 200-word short-answer response to the following:

 

 

 

            Why is it important to develop good technical writing skills? What are some issues that could occur in a corporate environment that lacks strong technical writing skills? Describe situations that you have witnessed or heard about where poor technical writing skills have harmed an organization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APA format requires a concluding paragraph which sums up the wholepaper.                                                                 

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.