#27490
Introduction to Technical Writing
An introduction to technical writing, with outlined notes about writing clearly.
Gallagher, Karin. rpbourret.com (2000). Academic>Course Materials>Writing>Technical Writing
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Introduction to Technical Writing
Technical Writing is not a grammar class but an applied writing course in which you will learn to: write clearly, concisely, and accurately for intended readers; apply good writing skills to technical documents; write various technical documents common in business and industry; write as a member of a team; and use word processing, electronic mail, and graphics software applications on a personal computer.
Lippincott, Gail. University of North Texas (2003). Academic>Courses>Undergraduate>Technical Writing
#22163
Issues in Professional and Technical Writing
In this course you will learn the methodology of single sourcing and the technology of a help applications tool (RoboHelp Office X4).
McShane, Becky Jo. Weber State University (2004). Academic>Courses>Writing>Technical Writing
#14285
Literature Reviews in Student Project Reports 
Writing project reports is an important part of the engineering curriculum at Singapore universities. One important section of the formal report is the literature review. Most universities around the world provide guidelines on writing reviews, emphasizing that plagiarism is unethical. However, these guidelines do not offer explicit training on how to avoid plagiarism. In order to write academically acceptable reviews while avoiding copying from source materials, students face a major challenge and resort to employing various strategies to cope with the task. In this study, we examined the literature review sections of final year project reports to find out how engineering undergraduates in a Singapore university cope with writing reviews and to suggest ways in which they can extend their skills to improve their literature reviews.
Krishnan, Lakshmy A. and Sujata S. Kathpalia. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (2002). Academic>Education>Writing>Plagiarism
#14277
Organizing Sentences into Paragraphs
This exercise will give you practice in organizing sentences into effective paragraphs. This computer file contains 12 sentences that you need to group, order, and connect so that you can create coherent, cohesive paragraphs.
Burnett, Rebecca E. Thomson (2001). Academic>Course Materials>Writing
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In The Electronic Word: Democracy, Technology, and the Arts, Richard Lanham suggests that perhaps those most resistant to the 'digital revolution' are members of English departments, those who are often divided between what does and what does not constitute a text. Often at the heart of this debate is the privileging of one literacy paradigm, that of print, and the marginalizing of another, primarily that devoted to the production of electronic discourse. To further complicate the issue, even when we do recognize electronic models of literacy, we tend to shape our experience, as Johnson-Eilola has so eloquently pointed out, through our nostalgia for earlier models of literacy, again, those focused on print and the printed page. It is no doubt important to teach students the ways in which rhetorical and literary texts are produced, distributed, and consumed; however, it is equally important for teachers of writing, primarily members of English departments, to acknowledge the production and consumption processes of texts external to the genres of the academy and to recognize that the essay is a printed form that admittedly for our students has little use outside the academy.
Wilferth, Joe. Kairos (2002). Academic>Portfolios>Writing
#24004
Professional and Technical Writing
According to the university catalog, the subject matter of WRT 307, Professional Writing, is: professional communication through the study of audience, purpose, and ethics; rhetorical problem-solving principles applied to diverse professional writing tasks and situations.
Murray, Joddy. Morrismurray.net (2002). Academic>Courses>Writing>Technical Writing
#22162
Professional and Technical Writing
This course aims to prepare you for on-the-job writing. You will study and practice writing a variety of professional and technical documents such as emails, letters, resumes, instructions, proposals, presentations, and reports.
McShane, Becky Jo. Weber State University (2004). Academic>Courses>Writing>Technical Writing
#24036
Instruction covers primary and secondary research techniques, analysis and interpretation of information, audience analysis, report design, format and graphics, and oral reporting. Instruction also covers writing in its social context and the management of complex research and writing projects.
Barker, Thomas. Texas Tech University (2004). Academic>Courses>Writing>Reports
#21039
Professional Writing Practicum/Cooperative Education
This course is designed to provide you with professional experience outside of the standard classroom.
Williamson, William J. University of Northern Iowa (2003). Academic>Courses>Writing>Business Communication
#31880
Quick Reference Guides: The Poetry of Technical Writing
How many times have you written a 75+ page guide and heard the customer say, This is great, but can you give us a condensed version? After the third or fourth time I’d heard this, I decided to actually try it.
Johnson, Tom H. I'd Rather Be Writing (2008). Academic>Documentation>Writing>Technical Writing
#10770
Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing
This handout is intended to help you become more comfortable with the uses of and distinctions among quotations, paraphrases, and summaries. The first part of the handout compares and contrasts the terms, while the second part offers a short excerpt that you can use to practice these skills.
#21972
The course provides a Humanities perspective on web design. It introduces students to basic issues and practices of web design, but also examines how web pages can be seen as texts that are amenable to rhetorical and cultural analysis. Web sites embody 'architectures', which as MIT professor of architecture William Mitchell notes, raise many of the same issues of access, assembly, use, control, and community formation that occur with urban planning. We will thus not only practice designing web pages, but we will also consider methods for interpreting and analyzing web sites.
Werry, Chris. San Diego State University. Academic>Courses>Web Design>Writing
#29786
Rhetoric 3316.06: Writing for the Workplace
Rhetoric 3316 studies and practices 'workplace communication required of professionals who write as part of their jobs. Emphasis on developing a sense of audience and purpose, writing in teams, and learning problem-solving strategies. Intensive practice writing workplace documents such as memos, letters, e-mail, resumes, and reports.'
Nahrwold, Cynthia. University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Academic>Courses>Writing>Business Communication
#22279
A PDF document intended as a resource for teachers who want help describing the memo to students. This (relatively lengthy) sample memo attempts to make an all-too-familiar document strange again by explaining what it is and how to use it.
Zuidema, Leah A. Michigan State University (2003). Academic>Course Materials>Writing>Technical Writing
#18183
Scholarships in Professional Writing
In addition to competing for general scholarships available to all Purdue University students, undergraduates majoring in Professional Writing can apply annually for $3,000 Crouse Scholarships in Writing and Publishing, Technical Writing, and Print and Electronic Publishing.
#14842
Scientific and Technical Communication
Effective communication skills in the workplace can prevent problems, streamline production, and determine who gets promoted and who doesn'ï¿t. This course will develop your use of several genres of scientific and technical writing, as well as teach you planning, drafting, and revision strategies that will dramatically improve the quality of your communication. A significant part of this course will be devoted to exploring new communication technologies, such as web design and presentation software and hardware. Graphics and document design have always been important elements of technical communication, but new technology has made them required features of workplace communication. In short, technical communicators are both writers and designers. As such, you must also regularly confront a range of ethical questions ï¿ from the political implications of the language you use to the decisions you make about the appropriateness or appeal of particular images. Throughout the semester, weï¿ll consider the ethical implications of what often seems to be (but isnï¿t) a straightforward, value-free form of communication.
Smith, Erin. Michigan Tech University (2002). Academic>Courses>Scientific Communication>Technical Writing
#24005
The primary aim of Writing 205/Writing Studio 2 is to help you become more adept at meeting the writing demands of the university. In your earlier work in writing courses, you may have focused on reflection or understanding what you have come to know through experience and observation.
Murray, Joddy. Morrismurray.net (2001). Academic>Courses>Writing>Rhetoric
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#24156
Slides to Teach Technical Writing
Given on this site are free PowerPoint slides to teach technical writing. These slides come from The Craft of Scientific Writing (3rd ed., Springer, 1996). More than 400 instructors around the world have requested these slides.
Alley, Michael. Virginia Tech (2002). Academic>Course Materials>Writing>Technical Writing
#25142
Student Perceptions of the Value of WAC
In a time of declining resources and expanding needs, accurate assessments of WAC program value are of great interest to administrators and faculty across the curriculum.
Hawthorne, Joan I. LLAD (1998). Academic>Education>Faculty>Writing
#14978
Teaching Business and Technical Communication
English 504 introduces students to varying perspectives about the design and implementation of instruction in business and technical communication—with primary attention to academic classroom instruction but some attention to workplace training.
Burnett, Rebecca E. Iowa State University (2003). Academic>Courses>Education>Technical Writing
#14570
Teaching Technical and Professional Communication
This course is designed to provide you a theoretical and pedagogical foundation for teaching an introductory undergraduate course in technical communication.
Dragga, Sam. Texas Tech University (1998). Academic>Courses>Business Communication>Technical Writing
#25038
Teaching Technical Communication
Course materials and teaching suggestions for the Technical Communication classroom (as taught at New Jersey Institute of Technology); website contains current assessment criteria and goals.
Johnson, Carol Siri. New Jersey Institute of Technology (2003). Academic>Course Materials>Writing>Technical Writing
#18979
Technical and Business Writing
English 301 is an introductory course in the principles and practice of technical and business writing. Technical and business writing is, of course, part of the universe of written discourse, and so you will be building on writing skills that you already have and acquiring skills that you will be able to use in other writing tasks. While it is difficult to define technical and business writing precisely, we can say that it differs, generally, from other kinds of writing in its subject matter, purpose and approach, formal conventions, and style. At the same time, the differences are differences of degree rather than absolute differences. The subject matter of technical and business writing is, obviously, the world of science, technology, and business. However, subject matter that is not normally considered 'technical' can be the subject of technical writing, provided the approach to it is objective rather than subjective. In other words, the purpose and approach may allow an otherwise 'untechnical”'subject to become 'technical.' The two primary purposes of the writing you do in this course will be to inform and to persuade. You will study some basic principles of defining, instructing, and evaluating, and you will concentrate on presenting material objectively. When you persuade, you will persuade on the basis of verifiable evidence, not on the basis of appeals to emotion. Most technical and business writing observes specific conventions of form, and you will be introduced to a variety of these. Three elements of form that are particularly important in technical and business writing and are seldom used in other kinds of writing are headings, lists, and illustrations. These elements of form, when used effectively, will, of necessity, also affect organization and style. In addition, there are specific conventions of form that govern memo writing, letter writing, and report writing, and you will practice using these.
Rodman, Lilita. University of British Columbia. Academic>Courses>Writing>Business Communication
