Venue: The training workshop will be held at SDPI, Islamabad
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily) |
Introduction
Professionals value the importance of good writing that can correctly convey the results of various programmes and activities, and achieve the desired outcomes. Organizations appreciate effective and communicative writing and documentation to build their image. Therefore, it is necessary for managers and researchers to acquire skills in effective writing through appropriate training. The workshop will focus on helping the participants to learn the latest techniques of technical writing through informal, participative, and user-friendly methods.
Objectives
To help participants understand fundamental principles and methods of report writing, adopt logical thought process, sift to organize writing material efficiently and produce well-structured reports.
Training methodology
SDPI follows participatory and experiential training approach for skill development, and the session plans, besides lectures, are developed around experience-sharing, group work, practices and presentations. Based on the feedback on earlier training programmes, sessions have been planned to optimise satisfaction of the participants and achieve objectives of the workshop.
The workshop is designed to directly involve participants, individually as well as in groups, in writing effective reports, and they will have an opportunity to discuss ideas and present solutions.
Medium
of instructions
English will be the medium of instruction.
Contents
- What is writing
- Myths about writing
- Characteristics of a good writer
- What is good writing
- How to develop writing skills
- Thinking Process
- Core thinking skills
- Critical thinking in practice
- Writing Process
- Pre-writing
- Drafting
- Revising
- Editing
- Finalizing
- Paragraphing
- Types and patterns of paragraphs
- Qualities of a good paragraph
- Reducing paragraph sprawl
- Adding variety and style to paragraphs
- Effective use of transitions to improve writing
- Writing Applications
- Types of reports
- Components of a technical report
- How to write various components of a report
- Editing
- Removing fat
- Using proper words
- Achieving consistency
- Sentence combining
- Proof reading
- Checking sentences
- Spellings and punctuation
- Consistency
- Documentation
- Critiquing Major Sections of a Research Report
Resource persons
Malik Mushtaq Ahmed holds a Master degree from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. An accomplished and widely acknowledged professional technical writer, he has over 30 years of experience in writing various kinds of reports, technical articles, books and brochures. He has worked in Pakistan Agricultural Research Council as publications and information professional. During this period he trained a large number of persons in report writing skills. He participated in several expert consultations relevant to writing and information, both at national and international levels. He has served as liaison officer in Pakistan for information services, provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He has represented Pakistan for three years as member of the governing board of SAARC information centre established at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Since his retirement, he is working as a free-lance trainer and has delivered a number of training courses for UN sponsored project staff and managers working in leading NGOs.
He will be assisted by co-trainers and guest speakers.
Deadline for registration
Completed Registration forms should reach the Assistant Training Coordinator via fax or mail latest by 22 July 2005. The institute will confirm registration upon receipt of fee by a return fax. Please use a separate registration form for each nominee. Please note that seats are limited and applicants will be registered on a first come, first served basis. Registration will close if all the seats are taken up before the last date.
Registration fee
Fee per participant is Rs 9,000/-
Discount
25% discount is available to the following:
- SDPI members
- HRDN members on each nomination (HRDN members should send their nominations through HRDN secretariat)
- PEP partners on each nomination
- Students registering through their institutions
- Other organizations registering 2 or more persons
Withdrawal requests will be processed as under:
| 10 or more days before workshop |
Full refund |
| Nine to four days before workshop |
75 percent refund |
| Three days before workshop |
50 percent refund |
| Two or less days before workshop |
No refund |
Cancellation/postponement
SDPI reserves the right to cancel or postpone the workshop if circumstances require. In such an event, SDPI will ensure that registered participants are informed as soon as possible. SDPI will also refund registration fees according to our refund procedures.
Award of certificates
- Trainees successfully completing 85 percent of the instructional sessions will be awarded completion certificates.
- Trainees who for genuine reasons are unable of complete 85 percent attendance but attend 60 to 84 percent instructional sessions will be given partial attendance certificates.
- Trainees attending less than 60 percent of instructional sessions will be given letters specifying the sessions that they attended.
Boarding/lodging
We do not provide boarding/lodging and pick-up/drop facilities. However, we can assist you in booking at nearby hotels or guesthouses where you pay your own bills.
Further information
For further details, please contact Assistant Training Coordinator, Arshad Aziz ( aaziz@sdpi.org ) at tel. ++92-51-2278134 or fax: 92-51-2278135.
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