LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

LO 14

UG  DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2007

EL 2068 ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL WRITING

 

 

 

Date & Time : 16.04.2007/1.00-4.00   Dept. No.                                                                        Max. 100 Marks

 

 

Answer any TEN of the following questions:        (10X10= 100 marks)

 

 

1. Analyze writing as a process.

 

1. What are the different techniques involved in Pre-writing. Illustrate each with an example.

 

1. You have been selected by a Non Governmental Organization to attend an international conference on global warming. Write a letter to your division manager requesting him to grant official sanction to attend the conference.
2. How can an effective Document Design be achieved?

 

1. Break the following text into smaller chunks of information, prioritize the information, highlight the ideas and vary the appearance of the document using several methods of document design:

 

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Thirty members and guests attended the meeting at the Carriage Club. After the dinner, Roger Traver introduced the guest speaker, George Smith, University Chancellor, and noted his accomplishments and experiences prior to education- U.S.Navy commander, Oak Ridge laboratory researcher, and politician. Dr. Smith’s talk, ‘Industry and Education Collaboration’ was very interesting and included a history of special projects enjoyed by both academics and corporate heads. Dr. Smith suggested that we engineers could work with education to

1. Provide training seminars, 2. Help in urban development and 3. Provide intern opportunities. Recent industry education collaborations include training seminars in computers, fiber optics, and human resource options. The chancellor’s primary thrust was a request for $ 100,000 in financial aid for urban development. He said money had already been donated from three sources: a large reality firm, Capital Homes, Had given $ 20,000: A philanthropic group, We Care had donated a matching $ 20,000: Dr. Smith’s University gave a matching $20,000. The remaining $40,000, Dr. Smith hoped, would come from industry donations. Finally, the chancellor noted that industry could help itself, as well as the community, by providing internships for University undergraduate majors. These internships could either be semester- or year-long arrangements, where by students would work for minimum wage to learn more about the day-to-day aspects of their chosen fields. The chancellor said that these internships would not only increase the students’ theoretical knowledge of engineering by giving them hands- on experience but also make them better future employees of the host engineering companies. Everyone would benefit. Dr. Smith noted that the students would receive a grade and credit for their work. After the speech, our VP introduced new business, calling for nominations for next year’s officers; gave us the agenda for our next meeting; and adjourned the meeting.

 

 

 

 

1. Discuss the importance of graphics. What are the various criteria for effective graphics?

 

1. Write short notes on the following:
   1. Internet, Intranet and Extranet.
   2. Rewriting.
   3. Document Design
   4. Online Help.
   5. E-mail

 

1. What are the various problems encountered in e-mail writing?

Suggest remedies for effective e-mail writing.

1. You are one of the main dealers of Hitachi air conditioners. Write an

e-mail to the marketing manager of that company requesting him to fax the necessary details of  the various schemes announced for the summer.

10.How would you classify reports?

 

11.Explain the format of a report using an illustration.

 

12.You are the manager in an engineering department at a reputed company. Your current department supervisor is retiring. So, you must recommend the promotion of a new supervisor to the company’s higher authority. Write a report discussing the traits of four other personnel and furnish your reasons for promoting a particular candidate.

13.You are the Human Resources Manager in a reputed concern. Script an oral presentation in order to induct the newly appointed staff.

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

MD 14

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

EL 2068 – ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL WRITING

 

 

 

Date : 16-04-08                  Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

I Answer any ten of the following:                                        ( 10 x 10 = 100 )

 

1. Clarify the concept of Technical Writing distinguishing it from other kinds of writing.

 

2. Write short notes on the following:
   1. Audience and Tone in Technical writing
   2. Strategies for successful TQM
   3. Chunking
   4. Colour and Graphics

 

3. Examine the importance and practical applications of team work in the

context of technical writing for business and industry.

 

4. Classify the different kinds of prewriting techniques. Give examples.

 

5. As a technical writer draft a travel brochure (promotional material) about a

tourist place in Tamilnadu. Follow the three stages of the writing process.

 

6. What are the salient features of effective designing of a document?

 

7. Give a step by step analysis of how you would design a document to be acceptable. Reformat

the following passage to improve its document design.

 

 

Let us here assume that the above figures hold true in the future. What will India be like in 2050? Almost half of India’s population would be illiterate, malnourished, abused, and unemployed—and they will be men (as the sex preference would have wiped out a large percentage of women).India’s current economic growth will not be sustainable if the government continues to neglect these problems. Without good education and health care facilities for every child, the future seems bleak, and the euphoria of India’s 60th year of independence will die down. A village leader once told me rightly, “Today’s children will grow up to be tomorrow’s leaders”. Something has to be done now! Growing up in this hostile environment, our children cannot become the nethas (leaders) of tomorrow. In a country where almost 17 million children work, there is a huge adult force that is being denied labour. Underemployment and unemployment is the plague for the youth today, and at the same time, many schools in the rural hinterlands are being closed as children are dropping out. Children are not going to school and adults are not provided jobs. Does this suggest danger? Schools are the best place to retain children from entering the workforce. If child labour is abolished the economy will increase as adults can demand better wages and work conditions. At the same time, an increase in the number of children going to school will lead to an increase in more-educated people and to a growing demand for accountability from the teachers. A village that has a good school will definitely have many poor children accessing the school.

 

 

8. Write short notes on the following:
9. e) Memo through email
10. f) Website
11. g) Internet
12. h) Attachments

 

9. Imagine that you are the national sales manager of a reputed organization.

Draft an email to all your regional managers suggesting strategies of effective

sales for the whole year/season.

 

10. Write an essay on different kinds of reports.

 

11. Write a Feasibility Report, as you are considering the purchase of new laptops

to replace the old PCs in your company.

 

12. Prepare a mind map for an oral presentation on the topic ‘Time Management’.

 

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    LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

NM 27

SECOND SEMESTER – April 2009

EL 2060 / 2068 – ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL WRITING

 

 

 

Date & Time: 18/04/2009 / 1:00 – 4:00       Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART – A

 

I.Write short notes on ANY FIVE of the following:          (5 x 5 = 25 marks)

 

1. Total Quality Management
2. Use of Colour in Graphics
3. The Information Superhighway and a Company’s Internal Web
4. Summary and Executive Summary
5. The Process of Rewriting
6. Email and Memo
7. Progress Reports

                                                               PART – B

 

II.Answer ANY TWO of the following:                             (2 x 15 = 30 marks)

 

1. Examine the process involved in producing the product in Technical Writing.
2. Comment on the issue of online versus paper in the context of Technical Writing.
3. What are the prewriting Research Techniques?

 

PART – C

 

III.Attempt ANY THREE of the following:                       (3 x 15 = 45 marks)   

 

1. Suppose you are back from a special workshop on Technical Writing. Draft a MEMO for your classmates who could not attend the programme. The memo should be on four or five tips for writing an effective email.

 

1. You intend to pursue your postgraduate studies in a university outside your state. Write a formal LETTER OF ENQUIRY in the full block format to the PRO of the university on the four or five things you want to know before making your choice.

 

1. The following short report is poorly formatted. The text is so dense that the readers would have difficulty understanding the content easily. Improve the document’s design to help easy access. Use relevant highlighting techniques.

 

Date                      May 18, 2005

To:                         Matha Collins

From:                    Richard Davis

Subject:                 2005 Switch Port Carriers

 

Attached are the supplemental 2005 Switch Port Carriers that are required to support this year’s growth patterns. As we have discussed in previous phone conversations, the May numbers show a decrease in traffic, but forecasts still suggest increased traffic. Therefore, we are issuing plans for this contingency. If the June forecasts prove to be accurate, the ports being placed in the network via these plans will support our future growth except for areas where growth can not be predicted. Some areas, for example, are too densely populated for forecasting because the company did not hire enough survey personnel to do a thorough job.

 

Following is an update of our suggested Port Additions. For Port 12ABR, add 16 Ports in Austin. For Port 13RgX, add 27 Ports in Houst0n. For Port 981D, add 35 Ports in San Antonio. For Port 720CT, add 18 Ports in Dallas. The total Port Additions will equal 96 and cost $3,590,625.

 

After working long hours on these suggestions, Port Additions should be considered mandatory. However, follow-up forecasts are probably needed due to the short time we were provided to do these studies. If you are going to perform follow-up forecasts, do so before September 1. The survey teams, if you want a successful forecast, need at least three months. Twenty-five team members should be sufficient.    

 

1. Draw a table for the following information:

 

When the voltage out is 13 V, the frequency out is 926 Hz. When the voltage out is 12.5V, the frequency out is 1.14K. When the voltage out is 12V, the frequency out is 1.4K. When the voltage out is 11V, the frequency out is 1.8K. When the voltage out is 10V, the frequency out is 2.3K. When the voltage out is 9V, the frequency out is 2.8K. When the voltage out is 8V, the frequency out is 3K. When the voltage out is 7, the frequency out is 0 Hz.

 

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – GENERAL ENGLISH

SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 2060 / 2068 – ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL WRITING

 

 

Date : 20-04-2012              Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

1. Write short notes on any FIVE of the following:                                                   (5×5=25)
2. M.L.A. and A.P.A. format.
3. Bar chart and Line chart.
4. The process of Writing.
5. Feasibility Report
6. Internet and Intranet.
7. Summary and Abstract.
8. Internal and External motivation.
9. Different types of Oral Presentations.

 

1.        Answer any TWO of the following:                                                                           (2×15 =30)

1. Discuss the following factors with regard to making an effective oral presentation: Overall

organization, Development, Style, Delivery, Appearance, Body language and Visual aids.

2. Write about the various criteria to be followed while writing a well-constructed summary.
3. Discuss the prewriting process involved in website construction.
4. Explain about e-mail communication and the various benefits and the problems of the same.

 

III.       Attempt any THREE of the following:                                                                          (3×15=45)

1. Imagine that you are the Manager in a big business organization and one of your stores catches fire at

midnight. Write an incident report to your boss about the steps you have taken to contain the fire and

the result of the preliminary investigation.

2. Present the following information in a pie chart, a bar chart and a table.

In the year 2000, a multinational company opened 100 food outlets in various parts of India. Out of which 25 outlets were established in Chennai, 30 in Delhi, 20 in Mumbai and 25 in Kolkata.

3. Create a flow chart for the steps involved in interviewing for a job.
4. Use any one of the prewriting techniques for the context given below:

Assume that you are required to prepare a short proposal for marketing a new mobile phone, highlighting your product’s purpose or the problems it will solve, the costs incurred, any new personnel required, facilities needed and the benefits derived.

 

 

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