| [ Syllabus ]
- Course objectives
- To identify common types
of technical correspondence in the workplace
- To create a tailor-made correspondence file
based on the student's writing needs
- How can I identify my reader's interests to
make the paper more user friendly?
- Course texts
- Suggested readings
- Course homework
Written assignments will be sent for editing to the instructor
via e-mail (tedaknoy@ms11.hinet.net)
as an attached file in Microsoft Word format. The instructor will
edit the files using the editing tool inside of the "Tools"
box of Microsoft Word and, then, return the edited files to the
student. During the final week of the course, the student will
submit the final assignments on a 3.5 size diskette(Word format).
Using the software templates found at http://www.chineseowl.idv.tw/html/correspondence/,
write twenty five letters (five letters from each section) by
choosing from the thirty eight options in A Correspondence Manual
for Chinese Technical Writers.
- Norms for class assignments
The instructor assesses the above assignments
on the basis of the following norms:
Structure Each class assignment must adhere
to the structure outlined in "Details of class assignments".
Style Each class assignment must be written in clear and concise
English, omitting any grammatical, general writing style, or Chinese
colloquial errors.
Usability Each class assignment must not only have a particular
audience in mind, but attempt to link the technical information
with the particular reader's interest(s).
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