A Curriculum for a Corporate Technical Writing Department: Providing Cost-Effective, Ongoing, Quality Training  

This paper develops a cost-effective, ongoing, process-oriented writing curriculum for a technical writing department. This curriculum meets the needs of adult learners and the corporation and provides training for all experience and expertise levels while also allowing writers to meet the demands of their projects.

Gyure, Gloria M.D. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Education>Writing>Technical Writing

The Joy of Indexing: How to Make a Good Document Better  

An index is a road map for a document. A good index helps the user find information easily and quickly. It anticipates the user's needs andprovides logical headings and a parallel, consistent structure. Creating an index involves five steps: 1) analyzing the audience; 2) determining the physical appearance and standards of the index; 3) reading and marking the text; 4) producing, editing, andproofing the index; and 5) testing the index for clarity and usability and revising it as necessary.

Gyure, Gloria M.D. and Colleen S. Kelley. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Indexing

The Joy of Indexing: How to Make a Good Document Better  

An index is a road map for a document. A good index helps the user find information easily and quickly. It anticipates the user’s needs and provides logical headings and a parallel, consistent structure. Creating an index involves five steps: 1) analyzing the audience; 2) determining the physical appearance and standards of the index; 3) reading and marking the text; 4) producing, editing, and proofing the index; and 5) testing the index for clarity and usability and revising it as necessary.

Gyure, Gloria M.D. and Colleen S. Kelley. STC Proceedings (1996). Articles>Indexing>Editing