Engineer Your Text! (Technical Writing for People Who Want More) (Workshop)
Lecturer (assistant) | |
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Duration | 1 SWS |
Term | Wintersemester 2022/23 |
Language of instruction | English |
Position within curricula | See TUMonline |
- 10.11.2022 09:00-16:00 1229, Seminarraum
- 05.12.2022 09:00-16:00 1221, Seminarraum
- 12.12.2022 09:00-16:00 1221, Seminarraum
- 15.12.2022 09:00-16:00 1229, Seminarraum
Admission information
See TUMonline
Note: Note: good knowledge of English (intermediate to post-intermediate)
Note: Note: good knowledge of English (intermediate to post-intermediate)
Objectives
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you are expected to be able to
- identify the role of psychological factors in writing and reading.
- recognize the needs of different audiences.
- show sensitivity to usability demands.
- analyze technical documents and locate features of best-practice writing.
- organize and manage your own writing.
By the end of the course, you are expected to be able to
- identify the role of psychological factors in writing and reading.
- recognize the needs of different audiences.
- show sensitivity to usability demands.
- analyze technical documents and locate features of best-practice writing.
- organize and manage your own writing.
Description
Fuel your studies by the alternative energy of this workshop. Maximize your skills to write. Increase your writing efficiency. Use sustainable strategies and quality tools. Learn to write TUM (Technical, Understandable, Manageable) documents.
This course will focus on the fundamentals of text manufacturing: materials, processes, designs, assembly methods, quality management, and performance monitoring.
This course will focus on the fundamentals of text manufacturing: materials, processes, designs, assembly methods, quality management, and performance monitoring.
Teaching and learning methods
Instructional Methods
The workshop uses a constructivist approach to docum
The workshop uses a constructivist approach to docum
Examination
Persuasive Essay (max. 1000 words) or Scientific Abstract (max. 250 words) (ECTS: 1)
Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist folgenden Modulen zugeordnet:
CLA10412 Technical Writing (Engineer Your Text!) (1 Credit)
Bitte beachten Sie, dass Sie jedes Modul nur einmal in Ihrem Studium einbringen können
Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist folgenden Modulen zugeordnet:
CLA10412 Technical Writing (Engineer Your Text!) (1 Credit)
Bitte beachten Sie, dass Sie jedes Modul nur einmal in Ihrem Studium einbringen können
Recommended literature
Gopen, G. D. and Swan, J. A. (1990). The science of scientific writing. American Scientist, 78:57-63.
Please access this article over the TUM Library link in advance.
URL: http://www.jstor.org.eaccess.ub.tum.de/stable/29774235
Please access this article over the TUM Library link in advance.
URL: http://www.jstor.org.eaccess.ub.tum.de/stable/29774235