BUCAS GRANDE FOUNDATION COLLEGE

C. TARUC STREET, BRGY. TARUC, SOCORRO, SURIGAO DEL NORTE

Technical Writing

BGFC Vision
A premiere Academic Institution responsible for quality instruction and training for sustainable socio-economic, environmental
and cultural advancement of Bucas Grande and the Global Philippines.
BGFC Mission
To provide Academic and Operational Excellence vis-a-vis:

1. Holistic Education;
2. Competent Faculty & Staff;
3. Meaningful Learning Experience;
4. Culture & Research;
5. Community Services;
6. Administrative Efficiency and;
7. Financial Sustainability.
BGFC Goals:
Grandenian Education aims to:
1. Fostering students’ self-direction and individual proficiency by providing students with opportunities to determine their
potentials, capacities, and abilities.
2. Prepare students with the necessary knowledge and skills needed for global competence, economic and industrial
advancement.
3. Assimilate the sense of nationalism and patriotism.
4. Prime and train the students to competently take part in our country’s national development.
5. Enthusiastically partakes in firming up one’s relationship with God and others.
6. Involve with a deep sense of loyalty to service as well as to its alma mater.

BGFC Intended Learning Outcomes:

The school aims to develop students who are:

 1. Scholastically and professionally knowledgeable in their chosen profession.
2. Influenced with the basic skills needed in a vocational technological trade.
3. Self-sufficient and self-propelled and self-employed Filipino citizen worker.
4. Able to contribute to the national development and socio-economic progress.
5. Endowed with strong moral convictions based on Christian principles and its application to their daily lives.
6. Trustworthy to the school by promoting its advocacy.

College of Teacher Education Vision:

The College of Teacher Education is committed to the formation and development of teachers and trainers who are nurtured
with Christian ideals and values, competent and dedicated to relate soil to social well-being and social institutions.

College of Teacher Education Mission:

- To inspire change through teaching.

- To equip others with the tools and resources to pursue the life they want to live.
- To give students the resources and attention they need to grow into confident, effective adults

College of Teacher Education Core Values:

Teachers are important contributors to society. They pass on knowledge, foster critical thinking skills, inspire students and
parents, serve as role models, and play a role in the holistic development of children.

Program Vision:
A premier College Teacher Education producing competent professional educators, dedicated to the development of learners.
Program Mission:
To provide quality education to future educators, emphasizing pedagogical excellence, course mastery, social and ethical
responsibility and foster a positive learning environment.

Program Goals:
The BSED English degree programs aims:

To develop highly motivated and competent teachers specializing the content and pedagogy for secondary education.

Program Intended Learning Outcomes:

BSED English Program:
The graduates would have the ability to:
1. Possess broad knowledge of language and literature for effective learning.
2. Use English as a global language in a multilingual context as it applies to the teaching of language and literature;
3. Acquire extensive reading background in language, literature and allied fields;
4. Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication;
5. Show competence in employing innovative language and literature and literature teaching approaches, methodologies and strategies; and
6. Use technology in facilitating language learning and teaching;
7. Inspire students and colleagues to lead relevant and transformative changes to improve learning and teaching;
8. Display skills and abilities to be reflective and research-oriented language and literature teacher.

COURSE NAME: TECHNICAL WRITING

COURSE CODE: EL 104/ EL 115

COURSE CREDIT: 3 UNITS
COURSE This course aims to develop the student’s ability in effective construction of business
DESCRIPTION: correspondence and technical reports. Moreover, this course covers the study of the language,
facts and mechanics of business communication. It also provides students with the vocabulary
and techniques of business and technical association.
CONTACT 3 HOURS EVERY WEEK FOR 18 WEEKS OR 54 HOURS IN A SEMESTER
HOURS/WEEK:
PREREQUISITE: NONE
COURSE At the end of this course, students shall be able to:
LEARNING
OUTCOMES:
1. Apply the ethical, local, international, social, and professional constraints of audience, style,
and content for writing situations;
2. Comprehend and apply the genre approach to effective communication in the different
professions, which leads to an awareness of the conventions that form the technicalities
written documents in various disciplines;
3. Understand the current resources (such as search engines and databases) for locating
secondary information, and also understand the strategies of effective primary data
gathering;
 4. Practice the unique qualities of professional rhetoric and writing style, such as sentence
conciseness, clarity, accuracy, honesty, avoiding wordiness or ambiguity, using direct
order organization, readability, coherence and transitional devices;
5. Analyze a variety of professional rhetorical situations and produce appropriate text in
response;
6. Identify and practice the stages to produce components, professional writing through
planning, drafting, revising, and editing;
7. Participate actively in writing activities (individually and in collaboration) that model effective
scientific and technical communication in the workplace;
8. Collect, analyze, document, and report research clearly, concisely, logically, and ethically;
understand the standards for legitimate interpretations of research data within scientific
and technical communities.
COURSE OUTLINE – TEACHING ARTS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES
COURSE OUTLINE AND TIME FRAME
WEEK COURSE CONTENT/ SUBJECT MATTER
1 Nature of Technical Writing
2 The Language of Technical Writing
3 The Technical Writing Process
4 Technical Writing Technique No.1
5 Technical Writing Technique No.2
6 Technical Writing Technique No.3
7 Technical Writing Technique No.4
8 Technical Writing Technique No.5
9 Technical Reports
10-11 Progress Report
12-13 Proposal Report
14-15 E-mails, Memos, Business Letter, and Graphical Presentation of a Technical Report
16-17 Documenting the Paper
 LEARNING PLAN

COURSE LEARNING PLAN

Time Student Learning Outcome (SLO) Topics Teaching Learning Student Resource Materials
Frame At the end of the lesson the students will Activities (TLAs) Assessments
be able to:
Week 1 Explain the technical writing and its definition; Technical Writing Definition Lecture Writing exercises Reference books

Compare and contrast this type of writing Characteristic or Properties Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
similar to or different from other form of of Technical Writing
writing; Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
Importance of the Modules
Discuss the significance of technical writing to Technical Writing https://www.evergreen
different fields of discipline; .edu/sites/default/files/ Technical writing
Qualities of the Technical writingcenter/handouts/ exercise handouts
Recognize the traits of technical writing to Writer grammar/parallel.pdf
grasps numerous writing materials;
Technical Writing VS Other
Types of Writing
Week 2 Understand the genre and manipulate the The Language of Technical Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
structure of selected technical documents; Writing
Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
Convey clearly, cogently and correctly, Long and Complex Words
through written media, the technical aspects Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
of a practice to non-specialist audiences; Short Simple Words https://Society for Modules
Technical
Recognize and use the rhetorical and stylistic Express Ideas in Active Communication Technical writing
elements necessary for the successful Rather than a Passive exercise handouts
practice of scientific and technical Voice https://Technical
communication; Writing - A Dalton:
Avoid Using Words That Organizing
Apply writing output that manifest fairness Explicitly Favor one
and equality to gender;
 Gender
Week 3 Understand the concept and technique Pre-Writing Stage Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
before making technical documents;
Pre-Writing Strategies Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
Apply the writing process in the learning
process to improve writing proficiency; Drafting of Writing Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
https://Society for Modules
Arrange and use the process before and Post Writing Stage Technical
after writing technique; Communication Technical writing
exercise handouts
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Writing - A Dalton:
Organizing
Week 4 Use the schemata in internalizing message Technical Writing Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
from written text; Technique No. 1Formal
and Informal Definition Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
Relate prior knowledge to the current context
situation currently facing to draw Expanded and Amplified Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
comprehension and evaluation of the Definition https://youtu.be/LTDsg Modules
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Importance of Definition https://youtu.be/9SB4tf Technical writing
Use appropriate vocabulary and correct D0hxM exercise handouts
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Week 5 Demonstrate improved competence in Technical Writing No. 2 Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
Standard Written English, including grammar, Description of Mechanism
sentence and paragraph structure, Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
coherence, and document design (including Description of a
the use of the visual), and use this knowledge Mechanism Textual Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
to revise texts; Reading https://youtu.be/LTDsg Modules
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Determine and implement the appropriate Guidelines for Technical https://youtu.be/9SB4tf Technical writing
research methods for each writing task; Description D0hxM exercise handouts
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situations and produce appropriate texts in du.iq/
response; papers/itp_2015_4193
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Week 6 Determine the proper technical writing Technical Writing Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
technique to use a certain concept; Technique NO. 3
Description as a Process Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
Enumerate the different principles in writing
article as description as a process; Description of a Process Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
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Illustrate the different elements of a process d0ytbE
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Parts of a Process D0hxM exercise handouts
Description
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Week 7 Share insights and different opinions pertains Technical Writing Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
to technical writing technique No. 4; Technique No. 4
Classification Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
Discriminate the written text presented in the
model analysis; Model Presentation and Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
Analysis https://youtu.be/LTDsg Modules
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Produce cogent arguments that identify Classification Textual https://youtu.be/9SB4tf Technical writing
arguable issues, reflect the degree of Reading D0hxM exercise handouts
available evidence, and take account of
counter argument; Guidelines for http://toefl.uobabylon.e
Classification-Writing du.iq/
Process papers/itp_2015_4193
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Week 8 Identify the advantage of using the Technical Writing Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
comparison and contrast technique in writing; Technique No. 5
Comparison-Contrast Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
 Analyze the data offered and predict its Model Presentation and Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
weakness for the improvement of the written Analysis https://youtu.be/LTDsg Modules
documents; d0ytbE
https://youtu.be/9SB4tf Technical writing
Comparison-Contrast
Write for the intended readers of a text, and D0hxM exercise handouts
design or adapt texts to audiences who may Textual Reading
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Week 9 Communicate effectively as professionals Technical Reports Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
through writing technical documents;
Feasibility Report Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
Discuss effectively the technicalities and
terminologies in writing business reports; Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
Technical Reports Textual Modules
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Comprehend the salient factor in the textual Reading om/quiz-
representation. school/topic/verbals Technical writing
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school/topic/verbals

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Week 10- Categorize what active progress report is; Progress Report Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
11
Identify the specific purpose, types, and Progress Report Textual Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
categories of reading; Reading
Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
Categorize the skills used in each stages of Passive Voice and Active https://piktochart.com/b Modules
the textual reading process; Voice Usage log/progress-report/
Technical writing
Enumerate and explain personal reading https://youtu.be/6zl12 exercise handouts
strategies used in reading; W0Jlsg

Relate categories of reading skills to real-life

 experience though the use of active and
passive voice.
Week 12- Evade using slang and/or SMS shortcuts in Proposal Report Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
13 proposal report to avoid confusion;
Model Presentation of Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
Unlock the meaning of unfamiliar words using Proposal Report
the content and the given information in the Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
text; A Proposal Report Textual Modules
Reading https://youtu.be/mozVz
Strive to sell yourself in a document, and cNZMG0 Technical writing
leave a lasting impression on the reader; Parts of the Proposal exercise handouts
Report https://blog.pandadoc.c
Use more than just bullets Maintain cohesion om/how-to-write-a-
and use graphics that complement the theme Formal and Informal proposal/
of the proposal. Proposal Reports
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business-proposal/
Week 14- Improve Email Skills; E-mails Lecture Writing exercises Reference books
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Strive to sell yourself in a document, and Memorandum Interactive discussion Oral Presentation Visual materials
leave a lasting impression on the;
Grammar Principles in Videos presentation: Quiz Technical writing
show enhanced competence in second Writing E-mails and https://work.chron.com/ Modules
language, including grammar, sentence and MEMOS 10-types-business-
paragraph structure, coherence, manuscript letters-9438.html Technical writing
design and use this knowledge to revise texts; Business Letters exercise handouts
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Utilize a memo to inform or persuade the Forms and Styles of ZH90
audience and include a heading block, body, Business Letters
and conclusion.

Week 16- State agreements and/or disagreements and Graphical Presentation of a Lecture Reference books
17 pose a thought provoking question in Technical Report Group Discussion
response research alternative viewpoints; Interactive discussion Visual materials
Definition of a Graph Practical Application
Present data through visual representation of Videos presentation: Technical writing
 technical writing documents; Types of Graph https://youtu.be/10eg_ Demonstration Modules
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Find an applicable book, magazines, articles Documenting The Paper Paper presentation Technical writing
and or newspaper article to cite and look for MLA and APA Systems of with proper citation exercise handouts
sources in the online library; Documentation https://www.mendeley.
com/guides/apa- Examination Test Questionnaire
Reference more than just websites when citation-guide
using the internet; i.e. journals and videos and
find information from more than one type of Final
media source;

Students will be able to recap all the related examination

topics, discussions, and others relating to
technical writing.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND CLASS POLICIES

Each student is required to comply to the following:

 Regular attendance
COURSE REQUIREMENTS  Prescribed Uniform
 Class Participation
 Passing Scores in Quizzes, Major Exams
 Project/Portfolio
The following are the course policies by which students are expected to abide:

1. Submission of requirements should be on or before the given deadline otherwise shall receive a failing
mark upon submission/zero
rating on failure to submit.
2. Identical/copied outputs shall receive a zero rating.
CLASS POLICY 3. Students who fail to submit essential requirements and/or perform certain tasks/activities shall be
given an INCOMPLETE grade that needs to be complied not later than a school year.
4. Make up examinations will only be allowed upon presentation of a valid excuse letter.
5. Requirements must be submitted on the agreed date. Deduction of points will be given for every late
submission of course requirements which shall be agreed upon by the class.
6. Refer to the Students handbook for the policies.
 COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES
Major Examination Grading Requirements Textbooks/References
(Averaging System)
Preliminary Examination Major examination 40%
(Prelim, Midterm, Pre-Final, Final)
Midterm Examination
Class Standing 20%
Pre-Final Examination (Recitation, Participation and Behavior)
Average quizzes 20%
Final Examination
(Sum of quiz scores divided by total number of quizzes)
Project 15%
Attendance 5%

TOTAL 100%

Effectivity:

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Noted by:

ROSE JANE J. ADOBAS LETICIA N. PLAZO, M.A, ED PACITA I. SORINGA, PhD

Faculty BEED Program Head DEAN OF COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Recommending Approval: Approved by:

MAYLONA B. PALEN ATTY. RALNA DYAN T. FLORANO – DELA PEÑA, JD, RMT
VP FOR ACADEMICS AND STUDENT AFFAIRS SCHOOL PRESIDENT
 REFERENCES

Baraceros, E.L (2016). Technical Writing in This Era of Globalization and Modern Technology. Quezon City, Philippines: Rex Printing Company INC
Barrot, J.S ( 2013 ). Reading to think, thinking to write: A Guide to critical reading and writing. Manila, Philippines: Rex Book Store.
Bullock,R..&Goggin, M. (2013)The Norton Field Guide to Writing 3rd ed. W.W: Norton and Company.
Ortiz, Ma. Aurora R. et.al. (1981) Toward More Effective Speech Communication. Meycauayan, Bulacan. Trinitas Publishing Inc.
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