Unit IV: Technical Writing Skills | BCA 2nd Semester Business and Technical Communication Notes Pdf

Memorandums are short, urgent, informal messages circulated within an organization to meet the internal operational goal. In this sense, memos are fine examples of internal operational communication. Traditionally memos are written in two standard sizes and formats. Generally, the sizes of memo pads are 5" x 1.5" and 8.5" x 11". Most memos are informal memos. Memos written by the subordinates to the senior or executive people tend to be formal.

In this “Technical Writing Skills – Business and Technical Communication” you will learn about the following topics:

1. Preparation of Short Memoranda
2. Direct Inquiry Memos, Direct Response Memos, Policy Memorandum, Indirect Memorandum
3. Job Application and Bio-data
4. Job Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae
5. Description Writing (Process, Mechanism, and Place etc.)
6. Seminar Papers
7. Basic Features of a Seminar Paper, Create A Good Working Title, Cover Your Target Points, Know Your Audience, Time Your Seminar Effectively, Find A Good Location, Anticipate Questions
8. Preparation of Reports (Short, Long, Memo-Reports)
9. Sample Short Report
10. Proposal Writing
11. Preliminary Steps
12. The Sponsor’s Program Officer (PO), Your Department Research Administrator, Your Chair/Dean
13. Grant Proposal
14. Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Project Narrative, Personnel, Budget, Timeframe
15. Guidelines for Technical Proposals
16. What Makes A Good Technical Proposal?
17. Required Format
18. Title Page, Executive Summary, Table of Contents, Background, Objectives: the “What?” Approach: the “How?” Project Management: “How and When?”  Deliverables, Budget: “How Much?” Team Qualifications: the “Who?”
19. Research Proposal
20. Title, Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Methods, Results, Discussion, Common Mistakes in Proposal Writing
21. Project Proposals
22. Guidelines for Writing a Project Proposal, Format of Project Proposals
23. Conducting Meetings
24. Technique for Conducting Meeting, Techniques for Participating In the Meeting
25. Documentation
26. APA Format of Citation

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BCA 2nd Semester Business Technical Communication Notes Pdf:

• Unit I: Review of English Grammar
• Unit II: Fundamentals of Business Writing
• Unit III: Business Correspondence
• Unit V: Oral Communication
• Unit VI: Technology Enabled Communication
• Unit VII: Reading Skills