Academic and Practitioner Perspectives on Essential Works in Technical Communication

As I began to create categories for a list collected from many academics and practitioners, I discovered a dramatic difference in the works valued by the two groups. While some works were valued by both practitioners and academics, I also found a clear dividing line between works recommended by academics and those recommended by practitioners.

Alred, Gerald J. ATTW Bulletin (2005). Resources>Bibliographies>Technical Writing

Bibliography on Assessment Issues in Engineering Communication

A bibliography on engineering communication assessment.

Rice University (1999). Resources>Bibliographies>Engineering>Technical Writing

CompPile

An ongoing online index of twentieth-century publications in post-secondary composition, rhetoric, ESL, and technical writing.

Haswell, Rich. CompPile. Resources>Bibliographies>Rhetoric>Technical Writing

Selected Readings for Technical Writing: Theory and Practice

The topics below are just some of the many possible topics for such a course. I have chosen some of the topics because they relate to my specific research interests, and I have chosen some of the topics because students have expressed a strong interest in acquiring more background in these areas.

Jones, Dan. University of Central Florida (2004). Resources>Bibliographies>Writing>Technical Writing