Course Code: CPD1203/2023
Category
GPM: General and Professional Matters
H&S: Health and Safety including Occupational Safety and Health
OTM: Environment, Information Technology, Quality and Other Technical Matters not directly related to a Trainee's own discipline
Course Name
eLearning series: English for technical writing
Category
GPM
Date
1 - 31 December 2023
Time
any 3 hours
Organized by
Gala Education Company
Venue
On-line
Fee
HK$780
Introduction
This eLearning course helps improve your writing skills in various technical reporting functions.
Through step-by-step instructions and online exercises, this course examines the key elements in effective writing, and explains techniques that can improve the clarity and precision of your writing.
The materials of this course are in English.
Objectives
Through this course, participants will understand:
- the essential elements in technical writing
- how to convey a professional image in writing
- techniques in report structuring and data arrangement
- effective writing styles and tones
- how to avoid common mistakes
Contents
- Structural differences: English vs Chinese
- Common mistakes in layout/sentence structures/grammar
- Brevity: less is more
- Avoiding ambiguity, sentence fragments and redundancy
- How to describe relationships among variables
- Online exercises
Language
English materials
Registration
Please register by sending an email to kwokwai.kong@galaeducation.com stating the e-class of interest and your contact information. We will follow up with details of payment methods and logistics.
Enquiry: kwokwai.kong@galaeducation.com or by phone: 9310-7127 (Dr. Kong)