ENGT 102 Course Content
OBJECTIVES: Familiarize students with the skills of research, documentation and project writings; Orient students to critical and creative practices through interdisciplinary readings
LEARNING OUTCOMES: After the completion of the course, students will be able to:
apply argumentative and critical skills in written and oral communications
- write and review scientific articles and conference papers
- design formal research proposals and reports
- use accepted citation and referencing systems in technical texts
Unit 1: Technical Communication 20 hrs
1.1. Argumentation
Argumentative
presentations (written and oral): using Stephen Toulmin’s Model (claim,
ground, warrant, backing, rebuttal and modifier)
1.2. Proposals
Research: concept papers
Project: project proposals
1.3. Reports
Technical Papers:
Conference papers; Scientific journal articles; Structure:
Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Analysis/Discussion,
Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References; Reviewing technical
texts
Project Reports: structure, writing process
Memo Reports: structure, writing process
Unit 2: Critical Readings 12 hrs.
Theme I: Science and Society
1. Vincent Dethier, “To Know a Fly”
2. Carl G. Hempel, “Scientific Inquiry: Invention and Test”
3. Armand Denis, “The Four-Tusked Elephant”
Theme 2: Human Condition
4. Anton Chekov, “Swan Song”
5. L. P. Devkota, “The Lunatic”
6. Jared Diamond, “Adaptive Failure: Easter’s End”
Theme 3: Critical Thinking
7. Bertrand Russell, “Keeping Errors at Bay”
8. Pedro Antonio de Alarcόn, “The Stub-Book”
9. Somerset Maugham, “Mr. Know-All”
Text Books:
Gerson, Sharon, and Steven Gerson. Technical Communication: Process and Product.8th ed. New Delhi: Pearson Education, 2014.
