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Process

Mechanism

Consider the audience:

Audience profile

Select an organisational principle:

Top-Down

Bottom-Up

Least

important

Choose visual aids

  • size
  • shape
  • material
  • weight
  • relationships & connections to other parts

Introduction

Organisation by Component

Use the following:

  • definition
  • size
  • colour
  • weight
  • appearance
  • relationship to other parts
  • analogy
  • effect
  • function

Organisation by Function

  • Organise by function
  • List parts
  • List sub-parts
  • Organise by function
  • List function
  • List sub-function(s)

Generalised Organisation

Other Details

Typical Outline

  • Definition & Purpose
  • Overall Description
  • Main Parts
  • Introduction
  • Description
  • Definition
  • Size
  • Shape
  • Material
  • Location
  • Connection
  • Main Part A
  • Main Part B
  • Other main parts

PLAN

Planning a Description

of a Process

Consider the audience:

Audience profile

Select an organisational principle:

Choose visual aids

  • Identify the goal of each step
  • Key factors of success
  • Relationship between steps
  • Quantify where possible

WRITE

Writing a Description

of a Process

Introduction

Organisation by Sequence

Conclusion

(optional)

Planning a Description

of a Mechanism

Chronological

  • Consider the audience
  • Select an organisational principle
  • Choose visual aids
  • Organise the description

Sequence

show one step at a time

or use a flowchart

that give an overview of the process

L-R

What's a mechanism?

A machine or a device

A collection of components

A way to achieve a goal

to

Include an introduction

most

R-L

Organise the description

State your purpose

Include identifying characteristics

Describe

Identify steps

The best visual aids support the best text

The best text supports the best visual aids

Definitions:

class &

difference

Organise the description

State your purpose

Include an introduction

Writing a Description

of a Mechanism

State your purpose

Present an overview

Include identifying characteristics

What's a process?

How something works

Steps

How to do something

  • Introduction
  • Organisation by Sequence
  • Introduction
  • Organisation by Component
  • Organisation by Function
  • Generalised Organisation

Identify parts

Preview the main Steps

Definitions:

class &

difference

State your purpose

Identify the parts & describe their function

  • (Provide background)
  • State the goal
  • Make action as clear as possible
  • (Describe result)

Describe each part in turn

Present an overview

General Detail

Details of Function

Physical Description

  • Definition
  • Basic operating principles
  • How it works /
  • Operating principles
  • Applications
  • Efficiency
  • Constraints & conditions
  • Control
  • Servicing requirements
  • Shape
  • Size
  • Appearance
  • Weight
  • Durability
  • (chemical) Properties
  • Construction

Preview the main Parts

ENGL 220

Technical Writing & Communication

Lecture 5: Describing

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