Characteristics of Technical Writing
Name one of the missing steps in the technical writing process from the list below:
Prewriting
Drafting
Editing
Outlining or Revising
How long should a resume for entry level positions be?
What is a salutation?
a professional greeting for the recipient
Where on campus can you go for help with your writing?
Mrs. York's Office
The Learning Center
A Peer Tutor
What is the difference between revising and editing?
Revision = higher order concerns (purpose, audience, etc.)
Editing = lower order concerns (grammar, spelling, etc.)
What is the full name of our textbook?
Partial Points for the main title only.
Write it Right: Tools for Technical and Professional Communication
Identify a standard font that is appropriate for resume and cover letter writing.
TNR
Georgia
Helvetica
Arial Narrow
Calibri
Cambria
Memos include a salutation and signature.
True or False
False
Name two concerns that exist with using GAI.
Bias
Environmental Impact
Academic Integrity
Copyright and intellectual property
Privacy and security
Accuracy
Identify one tip for revising.
Leaving time
Printing a hard copy of your draft
Reading the draft aloud
Getting a second reader
What is a genre convention?
Common traits or features of a particular genre.
Conventions help us understand how to read and write a specific genre.
A strong bullet point on a resume will begin with...
an action word that describes the skill you gained in the position
The introduction of a report should identify 3 things. They are...
Subject
Purpose
Main Point
What is the name of the Career Center Professional who visited our class?
Cathy Huffman
What is the practice that involves rereading a draft to examine sentence-to-sentence connections and identifying main ideas and support in each section.
Reverse Outline
What is one characteristic of technical communication?
•Purposeful
•Goal-oriented
•Audience-centered
•Design-centered
•Ethical
•Professional
What is ATS and what does the abbreviation stand for?
Partial points for partial answer.
Applicant Tracking System
The software on job boards that allows employers to store and screen applicants.
Identify one of the two types of technical descriptions we discussed this semester.
Product descriptions: describe the physical components and functions of a device
Process descriptions: describe a specific sequence of events to reach a certain outcome
Where is Mrs. York's Office?
Building and room number
What is the layer that occurs between revising and editing?
Mid-Level Concerns (sentence and paragraph level concerns)
What section of a report lists the two to five most significant findings or outcomes of your project?
Body: Results