what is the difference between Academic writing and technical writing?

Answer 1

In academia, writing and publishing is conducted in several sets of forms and genres. This is a list of genres of academic writing. It is a short summary of the full spectrum of critical & academic writing. It does not cover the variety of critical approaches that can be applied when writing about a subject.

Writing in these forms or styles is usually serious, intended for a critical and informed audience, based on closely-investigated knowledge, and posits ideas or arguments. It usually circulates within the academic world ('the academy'), but the academic writer may also find an audience outside via journalism, speeches, pamphlets, etc.

Technical writing, a subset of technical communication, is used in fields as diverse as computer hardware and software, chemistry, the aerospace industry, robotics, finance, consumer electronics, and biotechnology.

Technical writing (aka Information Development) exists to communicate and disseminate useful information. Technical communications are created and distributed by most employees in service organizations today, especially by professional staff and management. Writing well is difficult and time-consuming, and writing in a technical way and about technical subjects compounds the difficulties. To be useful, information must be understood and acted upon. Fortunately, tools and techniques are available to make writing more accessible and easy to understand. A simple everyday example of technical writing is a recipe for baking a cake.

Answer 2

Technical Writing Vs Academic Writing

Answer 3

Academic writings are required to submit for academic degrees and technical writings are required to submit for professional matters.

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Answer 5

The difference is that Academic writing is more of a story telling thing and technical writing is more of like writing directions. When my hubby was in college, I proof read his reports and I would have to say that the technical ones are pretty dry. They are targeted toward an audience of people who know what you are talking about, thus you don't need to explain it for us normal people....

Answer 6

Technical writing is basically clear step by step, follow the rules so somebody can understand them easily and not be confused to a words or sentences' meaning so the reader can follow them and successfully make something or do something.

Academic writing has a logical underpinning to it. It uses the form of reason. Write the thesis, then write the anti-thesis and then your conclusions -- write the synthesis. It also goes through the development or evolution of thought regarding the subject and requires quotes and citations to illustrate the different points of view.

Answer 7

Academic writing are your essays and research papers, written for an informed and critical audience

As for technical writing :"This purpose is primarily education (if secondarily it is also persuasion, technical writing may sometimes overlap with advertising or marketing). Technical writing is writing formatted and shaped to make reading and understanding as simple, poignant, unequivocal, and enjoyable as possible (i.e., "user friendly"). The competent technical writer continuously asks: "What does the audience know, and what do they need to know, and in what order do they need to know it?"

Examples of technical writing:
# Work-related procedures, Corporate Annual Reports, Case studies, Feature Design documentation, Functional Specifications, Getting Started cards or guides, Hardware maintenance and repair procedures, Industrial film or video scripts, Installation guides, Magazine articles, Network administrators' guides, Network configuration guides, Network recovery guides, Policies and procedures manuals, Presentations, Proposals, Reference documents, Release notes, Reports, Requirements documentation, Scientific reports, Site preparation guides, Specifications, Technical papers, Training materials, Troubleshooting guides, Tutorials (multimedia), User guides, White papers, User Interface test reports, Quality management system

Answer 8

Academic writing would be like writing a paper for publishing (or homework).

Technical writing is like writing instruction books. (Imagine stereo instruction or the owners manual for your car).

Hope this helps

Answer 9

Academic- school Technical- critical thinking and logic Teamwork- group effort- distrubution and management Personal- person to person- interpersonal

Answer 10

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