DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Lib.I. Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2018.
TECHNICAL WRITING
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Explain the importance of technical writing.
2. Explain the techniques of technical report writing.
3. Explain aberration in technical writing.
4. Write short notes on progress report.
5. What do you mean by post-publication process?
6. What are the styles in proof reading?
7. Write a critical note on monographs.
8. Write a brief note on reader-writer relationship.
PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Discuss the characteristics of technical writing.
10. Discuss the house journals and its importance.
11. Discuss the importance of language as a medium for
communication process.
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12. Discuss about organisation and presentation of data in
preparing popular articles.
13. What do you mean by abstracts? Explain the steps
involved in the preparation of abstract.
14. Write an essay on publication ethics.
15. Describe the editorial process in technical writing.
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