TABLE OF CONTENTS

No.
Title
1. The Nature of Technical Writing
2.

Definition of Technical Writing

3.

Characteristics of technical Writing

4.

Importance of Technical Writing

5.

11.

Formats or Style of a Business Letter Full

Block Style
Formats or Style of a Business Letter
Modified Block Style
Formats or Style of a Business Letter
Semi-Block Style
Formats or Style of a Business Letter
Indented or Traditional Block Style
Formats or Style of a Business Letter
Hanging Style
Formats or Style of a Business Letter
Memorandum Style
Application Letter

12.

Application Letter

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Date
August 2,
2016
August 4,
2016
August 9,
2016
August
11, 2016
August 16,
2016
August
18, 2016
August
23, 2016
August
30, 2016
September
1, 2016
September
6, 2016
September
13, 2016
September
14, 2016

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MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu
Name: Joenel A. Ducay
_ Course: BSIT 4
Date
: Aug.2, 2016
Title : The Nature of Technical Writing
Act.
No.: 1__
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Aim : To be able to choose the word that_
Score
: _____ ____
Corresponds to each sentence
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Technical This pertains to the mechanical or industrial knowledge
applied to the fields of science, arts, business, communication,
architecture, engineering, medicine, law, agriculture, sociology,
among others.
Engineering It is a science of applying knowledge of the properties
of matter and the material source of energy to the practical problems
of industry .e.g., the construction of industrial plant or machines.
Science Technical writing involves study of facts, principles, and
methods of
discovering something.
Globalization It is a sociological phenomenon that encourages free
exchange of scientific, technological, knowledge, services and among
people all over the world.
Writing process To produce an excellent paper, you have to go
through the three stages of the product act.
Workplace This is where technical reports are done.
Communication It is a way of exchanging thoughts and feelings
with one another.
Industry This refers to the aspect of the nation economy that
focuses on manufacturing and selling-buying activities for moneymaking purposes.
Global competitiveness In some ways, technical writing is
understandable only to a certain group of people.

Arts It is an act of using your imaginative powers to create

something.

MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu
Name: Joenel A. Ducay
_ Course: BSIT 4
Date
: Aug.4, 2016
Title : Technical Writing
Act.
No.: 2__
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Aim : To be able to write the definition of_
Score
: _____ ____
Technical Writing
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TECHNICAL WRITING
Your act of communicating through writing, whatever you think
and feel about your job, business, industry, profession, and
organization.

In modern way it called on-the-job-writing. Three fields of

knowledge; Science, technology, in the field of architecture,
agriculture, business, and so on.

This type of writing is a act to use these two words-diversity and

multiculturalism-to characterize its nature.

An etymological definition came from three foreign-terms;

technikos {Greek}, techne {Frech}, and teks {indo-European}.
The first two main art, craft, or skill; the last which is the origin
of techne, means to weave or fabricate. Teks weaving is one of
the very first technologies done by people in this world.

It takes place within a writers field of profession or area of

discipline composed of readers who are familiar with the
technical writers subject matter and writing style.

Exist as; Professional Writing Business Writing, Occupation

Writing, or on-the-job-writing.

For Holloway, this type of writing that has the purpose of

displaying information on the paper to get results.

Michel Foucault, a French philosopher, wrote that technical

writing is the rhetoric of the world of work of commerce and
production.

This kind of writing does not give the technical writer the status
of an author, but just transmitter of messages or a translator of
a meanings, who has no authority to introduce a certain form
of discourse in society at the same time claim ownership of the
mode of rhetoric.

MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu
Name: Joenel A. Ducay
_ Course: BSIT 4
Date
: Aug.9, 2016
Title : Characteristics or properties of technical writing
Act.
No.: 3__
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Aim : To be able to write the Characteristics of
_
Score : _____ ____
Technical Writing
_
Accurate It deals with facts that are completely true, instead of
things whose identify, appearance, or measurement are so difficult to
determine. An accurate report uses words, sentence, numbers, or
figures that exactly express written work.
Clear It is getting a quick understanding of the main message or
point of the whole composition. Clear writing always results from
clear thinking, use simple concise, specific, and grammatically correct
language structures.
Formal It is a kind of writing standards underlines the structure,
pattern, format, and language of this writing. The readers judge the
value or reputation of your output based on how you conform to the
conventions governing this kind of writing.
Graphical This kind of writing deals with topics that are technical;
meaning, it deals with things appealing only to certain group of
people. It makes the technical work not readable to all types of
readers.

Objective This shown by any written work of yours that avoids

revealing your individual thinking meaning, or emotional attitude
about your subject matter. Called as you attitude or scientific
attitude, your focus is on your readers point of view. Three ways to
maintain an objective or impersonal tone 1. Use passive voice 2.
Use
Third person point of view by using word like his/her, they, or user
3. Downplay the subject by avoiding the use of emotive words like
dissatisfied, uninteresting, or undignified.
Practical it results in a written output that you can apply, use, or
carry out on your day today living. Also tackles up things you can
practice in everyday life situations like designing, constructing,
repairing, selling, travelling, cooking, and many others.
Procedural it presents facts and information in systematic or
methodical manner. You act like scientist following a certain
procedure or a step-by-step method. First you have to identify and
analyze your problem, collect data about it, and present your
conclusions, discoveries, or finding about the object of your study.
Special it is writing something to cater ,to a specific set of people
rather than to any group of people using expressions quite
understandable and familiar only to this specific set of readers, not to
all kind of people, is what makes technical writing special.
Diversionary it has some aspects or features that are as diverse as
the different kinds of job available to all kinds of people all over the
world. Intercultural communications is the highest art and science of
human communication, your technical acts be sensitive to pitfall in a
multi-cultural environment.
Straightforward it means presenting knowledge or ideas honestly
and directly. Brings out things in frank, unequivocal, or clear cut-cut
away. Your immediate purpose as a technical writer is to persuade
your reader to say yes instantly to what you have written.
Authoritative is to think of it as one clothe with full rights, powers,
and influence to do a thing, to command or be obeyed. The contents
of your output do not mainly come from your own intelligence but
also from other peoples expertise, knowledge, and experience.

Presentable the physical appearance of technical writing output

somehow mirrors the person who produced such kind of paper.
Making your work presentable, in additional to these to the basic
elements of a written work; margin, spacing, punctuation marks,
size/style of the letter, and quality/size of the stationary or bond
paper making you entire composition presentable or capable and
favorable attention from your readers.

MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu
Name: Joenel A. Ducay
_ Course: BSIT 4
Date : Aug.11, 2016
Title : Importance of technical writing
Act.
No.: 4__
__
Aim : To be able to write the importance _
Score
: _____ ____
of Technical Writing
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Completion of task
Technical reports on the progress of a project indicate a
through, careful, and systematic planning, and performance of work.

Facility of work

A modern view of technical writing is to think of this as an act

of communicating what are happening in a workplace, you make all
parties involved, present, past, or future of the work. Near or far,
through a written communication about the job.

Improvement of interpersonal relationship

The ultimate objective of technical writing is to initiate a
meeting of minds between two or more people in relation to the
accomplishment of a certain project {reports, resume, brochures,
manuals, etc.}

Increase of income

Well-written resumes, sales, letters and proposals are

capable of getting the nod of clients or buyers for the purchase of
items or the carrying out of a big project involving millions of pesos
that will consequently enrich you by the millions, too.

Means of job promotion

The vehicle to any job promotion is technical writing and

skills that will make you produce written work reflecting your
prowess, communicative, competence, and professional preparations.

Improvement of personality traits

Technical writing does not depend mainly on your mental

aspect but on your emotional stability, interpersonal relationships,
and ethical standards as well. All of these in your acts of writing
technical reports, business letters, and research proposals by using
information technology. {e-mail, fax, internet, cell phone, face book,
twitter among others}.

Security of records

Transactions, dealings, or agreements have to be recorded or

documented for safekeeping purposes or for knowledge transmission.
Technical writing prevents a possible loss a change of data involved in
any working project.

MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu
Name: Joenel A. Ducay
_ Course: BSIT 4
Date : Aug.16, 2016
Title : Full Block Style
Act. No.: 5 _
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Aim : To be able to draw the structure of a business letter
Score : _____ ____
Using full block style.
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1. Date Line

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2. Inside Address

________________________________:

3. Salutation

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
4. Body of the Letter
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________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________,
________________________________
________________________________

5. Complimentary
6. Signature Line
7. Notations

MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bunakan, Madridejos, Cebu
Name: Joenel A. Ducay
_ Course: BSIT 4
Date : Aug.18, 2016
Title : Modified Block Style
Act. No.: 6__
__
Aim : To be able to draw the structure of a business letter
Score : _____ ____
using Modified Block Style.
_

_____1.Date Line__________
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________________________
________________________ 2. Inside Address
________________________
________________________ 3. Salutation
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4.
Body of the letter
_____________________________________________________________
___________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. Closing
___________________________,
6. Signature
____________________________
7. Notations
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MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu
Name: Joenel A. Ducay
Date : Aug.23, 2016
Title : Semi Block Style
Act. No.: 7__
__

_ Course: BSIT 4

Aim : To be able to draw the structure of a business letter

Score : _____ ____
Using Semi - block style.

__________1.Heading____________
________________________
________________________ 2. Inside Address
________________________
________________________ 3. Salutation
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. Body of the
Letter___________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. Closing
___________________________,
6. Signature
____________________________
7. Notations
___________________________
MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu
Name: Joenel A. Ducay
Date : Aug.30, 2016

_ Course: BSIT 4

Title : Indented or Traditional Style

Act. No.: 8__
__
Aim : To be able to draw the structure of a business letter
Score : _____ ____
Using Indented or Traditional Style.

1. Heading
____________________________
_______________________
__________________

2. inside Address
________________________
___________________
________________
3. Salutation
________________________ :
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
4. Body of the
Letter___________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5. Closing
___________________________,
6. Signature
____________________________
7. Notations
___________________________
MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu

Name: Joenel A. Ducay

_ Course: BSIT 4
Date
: Sep.1, 2016
Title : Hanging Style
Act. No.: 9__
__
Aim : To be able to draw the structure of a business letter
Score : _____ ____
using Hanging Style.

__________1.Heading____________
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_________________________
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________________________ 2. Inside Address
________________________
________________________ 3. Salutation
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________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
4. Body of the Letter
__________________
_____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
5. Closing
___________________________,
6. Signature
____________________________
7. Notations
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MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu

Name: Joenel A. Ducay

_ Course: BSIT 4
Date
: Aug.6, 2016
Title : Memorandum Style
Act. No.: 10_
__
Aim : To be able to draw the structure of a business letter
Score : _____ ____
using Memorandum Style.

MEMORANDUM

DATE
TO
FROM

: ________________________
: ________________________
: ________________________

SUBJECT: ________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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Penned signatory (optional)

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MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu

Name: Joenel A. Ducay

_ Course: BSIT 4
Date : Aug.13, 2016
Title : Application Letter
Act. No.: 11_
__
Aim : To be able to write a solicited letter of
Score : _____ ____
Application as a reply to an
advertisement________
Kabac, Bantayan, Cebu
September 13, 2016
The Personnel Manager
Orange Brutus Food Chain, Inc.
Cebu City
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have heard that you will be accepting applicants for your new
branch to be opened in Madridejos, this town. In view of this, please consider
this as in application for any position that you may deem suited to my
qualifications.
I am Joenel A. Ducay, a legal age, single, and a permanent
resident in Kabac, Bantayan, Cebu.
I am presently enrolled at the Madridejos Community College
king up a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and have decided to
work in order to finish my course.
Please be assured that my studies will not be conflict with my
work schedule and I will perform the task you may assign me with dedication
and enthusiasm to prove worth as an asset of your business establishment.
Enclosed is my personal data sheet or your reference.
Hoping that you will consider my application and have me as part of
your work staff.
Very respectfully yours
Joenel A. Ducay

MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bunakan, Madridejos ,Cebu
Name: Joenel A. Ducay
_ Course: BSIT 4
Date : Aug.14, 2016
Title : Application Letter
Act. No.: 12_
__
Aim : To be able to write a solicited letter of
Score : _____ ____
Application as a reply to an
advertisement________
Kabac, Bantayan, Cebu
September 13, 2016

The Human Resources Officer

Human Resource and Development Department
Puregold Price Club, Inc.
31 Tayuman Street, Tondo Manila
Dear Sir/Madam:
This has reference to your advertisement in the Philippines Daily Inquirer
dated September 10, 2016, which expressed your need of Sales Assistance. Please
consider this as an application for the said position.
I am Joenel A. Ducay, 22 years old, single, and a resident of Kabac,
Bantayan, Cebu. I am also in good physical and mental disposition.
I graduated with a degree of Bachelor in Information Technology from the
Madridejos Community College last March 30, 2016.
Although relatively inexperienced, I am fast learner and will be willing to
undergo an on-the-job training.
Here enclosed with is my resume for your reference.
I am ready for an interview and hoping for your favorable action on this
matter.

Very respectfully yours,

Joenel A. Ducay

MADRIDEJOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bunakan, Madridejos, Cebu

PROJECT
IN
TECHNICAL WRITING
MR. RAINERIO D. RUEDAS
Dean of Instruction

MR. OSCAR M. GAJE

Instructor

MARVIN RYAN D. CENA

Student