Technical English

Syllabus

1. Technical Proposals (3 hours)
   1. Purpose and types of technical proposal
   2. Structure of proposal: title page, letter of transmittal, table of content, list of illustrations, executive summary/abstract; introduction (problem, solution, objective, data source, scope and limitation); discussion (methods, scheduling, materials/equipment, cost); list of references, appendix, glossary
   3. Key considerations and examples of technical proposal
2. Research Proposals (3 hours)
   1. Purpose and types of research proposal
   2. Structure of proposal: title page, letter of support, table of content, list of illustrations, executive summary, abbreviation; introduction (background, problem statement, objective, research hypothesis, scope and limitation); literature review; methodology (methods, materials/equipment); timeline and budget; list of references, appendices
   3. Key considerations and examples
3. Technical Reports (4 hours)
   1. Components of report: header, body, footer section
   2. Key technical reports (purpose, structure and key consideration): inception report, progress report, feasibility report, detailed project report, project completion report
   3. Short report
   4. Case study
4. Manuscript for Journal (3 hours)
   1. Difference between report and research article
   2. Journal and scientific dissemination
   3. Structure: title, authors, abstract, keywords, introduction, statement of problem, research questions, hypothesis, methodology, significance of the study, results, discussion, conclusion, declarations, references
   4. Key considerations
5. Citation and Referencing (2 hours)
   1. In-text citation: direct quote citations, indent citation, indirect citation, citing from books and journals, citing multiple authors in a single text, citing multiple texts from the same author
   2. Using numerical, pagination, preparing a reference page