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Department of English and Modern Languages
Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences

and Technology, Haripur, Pakistan
SS-203: Technical & Business Writing

Course Code: SS-203 Semester: Spring 2023
Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite(s):
Instructor: Ms. Uzma Khalil Class:
SE, BTY, BMS, BIF, MIC, HIF
Office: C 1 302 E-mail:Uzma.khalil@paf-iast.edu.pk
Lecture Days: As per timetable Consultation Hours:By Appointment
Tuesday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00
PM to 3:00 PM
Classroom: Knowledge Group: Humanities
Course Description:
This course will focus on the difference between academic, and technical writing. It will concentrate on the type of
communication used in corporate and commercial sector enabling students to learn effective business
communication. Moreover, they will be taught modern techniques of formal report making and research.
Course Objectives:
This Course will improve general writing skills of the students. It will enable students to prepare the field related
documents using appropriate language. This course aims to prepare the students for correspondence in the
professional environment.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
At the end of the course the students will be able to: PLO BT Level*
1. Classify the distinguishing features of technical writing 10 C-2
2. Demonstrate basic professional correspondence (letters, emails, Memos) 10 C-3
3. Describe research skills in academics and field work 10 C-2
* BT= Bloom’s Taxonomy, C=Cognitive domain, P=Psychomotor domain, A= Affective domain
Mapping of CLOs to Program Learning Outcomes
PLOs/CLOs CLO-1 CLO-2 CLO-3
PLO 1 (Engineering Knowledge)
PLO 2 (Problem Analysis)
PLO 3 (Design/Development of Solutions)
PLO 4 (Investigation)
PLO 5 (Modern Tool Usage)
PLO 6 (The Engineer and Society)
PLO 7 (Environment and Sustainability)
PLO 8 (Ethics)
PLO 9 (Individual and Teamwork)
PLO 10 (Communication) X X X
PLO 11 (Project Management)
PLO 12 (Lifelong Learning)
Mapping of CLOs to Assessment Modules and Weightages
Assessments/CLOs CLO1 CLO2 CLO3
Quizzes: 15% 2.5 5 7.5
Assignments/Semester Project: 15% 2.5 5 7.5
Mid-Semester Exam: 30% 15 15 0
Final Exam: 40% 10 10 20
Total: 100% 30% 35% 35%
Books:
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Textbook: 1. Effective Technical Communication (Second Edition), M Ashraf Rizvi, Published by McGraw Hill
Education, 2018, ISBN (13): 978-93-5260-610-8
2. Riordan, D. (2013). Technical report writing today. Cengage Learning..
Reference 1. Alred, G. J., Brusaw, C. T., & Oliu, W. E. (2011). The business writer's handbook. Macmillan.
Books: 2. Smith-Worthington, D., & Jefferson, S. (2010). Technical writing for success. Cengage Learning.
Week # Topic
Week 1 Introduction to Technical Report Writing
What is a report?
Purpose of Technical Report Writing
Characteristics of Technical Report Writing
Week 2 Basics of Academic Writing
How is Academic Writing different from Technical Writing?
Week 3 Profiling Audience
Who is the audience?
What is the role of the audience?
Week 4 Technical Communication Process
The Pre-writing Stage
The Writing Stage
The Post-writing Stage
Week 5 Technical Communication Style
Style, content, language, form, clarity, and consistency in writing
Week 6 Information organization
JStore, Google Scholar
Paragraph Writing
Paragraph Writing Practice
Week 7 Report Writing
Components of Report
Types of Reports (brief view)
Week 8 Comparison of Formal and Informal Reports
General Types of Reports
Week 9 General Types of Reports
Mid Semester Exam (MSE)
Research and Article Writing
Week 10 Research and Article Writing
 Abstract
Week 11  Introduction
 Research Methodology
 Qualitative & Quantitative Methods
Week 12  Results, Conclusion, and Recommendations
 Introduction to citation methods
Week 13 Plagiarism
How to avoid plagiarism
Week 14 Proposal Writing
Research and Funding Proposal Comparison
Week 15 Official Written Communication (Letter, Memo, Email)

Types of Letters
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Technicalities
Week 16 Memo and its Technicalities
Email Correspondence
Week 17 Revision
Week 18 End Semester Exam (ESE)
Tools / Software Requirement:

Grammarly
Turnitin
MS Word
Endnote
Grading Policy:
Attendance Policy: Every student must attend 75% of the lectures delivered in this course. The students falling
short of required percentage of attendance of lectures shall not be allowed to appear in the
terminal examination of this course and shall be treated as having failed this course.
Quiz Policy: The quizzes may be unannounced and normally last for ten minutes. The question framed is
to test the concepts involved in the last few lectures.
Assignment Policy: Writing tasks regarding the learned concepts will be assigned during the session.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism: Collaboration and group wok is encouraged but each student is required to
submit his/her own contribution(s). Your writings must be your own thoughts. You must
cite and acknowledge all sources of information in your assignments. Cheating and
plagiarism will not be tolerated and will lead to strict penalties including zero marks in
assignments as well as referral to the Chairman/Dean for appropriate action(s).
Academic Integrity: All PAF-IAST policies regarding ethics apply to this course. The students are advised to
discuss their grievances/problems with their advisors or course instructors in a respectful
manner.
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Department of English and Modern Languages

Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences

SS-203: Technical & Business Writing

Week 15 Official Written Communication (Letter, Memo, Email)

Week 18 End Semester Exam (ESE)

Tools / Software Requirement:

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