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A Bibliography of Basic Texts in Technical And Scientific Writing
Instruction in writing beyond the freshman level takes a variety of forms, all of which may be thought of as 'advanced' composition. One of the best established forms and one that shows all signs of continuing growth is technical writing. Although some teachers of traditional advanced composition may blanche at the comparison, I believe it helpful to take the relationship seriously. Technical writing is a form of advanced composition that relies upon well defined audiences and writer-roles, and that addresses itself to specific purposes found in industrial, manufacturing, research and development, and other bureaucratic and technological contexts. It is its specificity that makes technical writing distinct, but, like all advanced composition, its general function is to help students muster their linguistic and rhetorical resources to have effects on readers.
Miller, Carolyn R. JAC (1982). Resources>Bibliographies>TC
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Building a Technical Communication Program
I address myself briefly to two questions that will likely confront anyone who considers increasing the number of technical writing programs. First, what is the market for technical communicators? Second, how does one go about setting up a program?
Pearsall, Thomas E. ADE Bulletin (1982). Articles>Education>Management
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How Do People Really Use Text Editors?
Keystroke statistics were collected on editing systems while people performed their normal work. Knowledge workers used an experimental editor, and secretaries used a word processor. Results show a consistent picture of free use patterns in both settings. Of the total number of keystrokes, text entry accounted for approximately 1/2, cursor movement for about 1/4, deletion for about 1/8, and all other functions for the remaining 1/8. Analysis of keystroke transitions and editing states is also presented. Implications for past research, editor design, keyboard layout, and benchmark tests are discussed.
Whiteside, John, Norman Archer, Dennis Wixon and Michael Good. ACM SIGCHI (1982). Articles>Usability>Software>Word Processing
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How To Find a Career Adviser for Your Undergraduate Majors 
If your faculty thinks it is not the place of a liberal arts school to get involved in anything 'vocational,' not the role of an English department to counsel students about job seeking, and not the job of a faculty member to learn about career planning, then the student probably cannot get an answer to the question. Chances are you and your department do not really comprehend the significant practical impact of this discipline even though it is your life's work.
Turk, Leonard. ADE Bulletin (1982). Articles>Education>Writing>Technical Writing
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Language Connections: Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum 
Language Connections, originally published by NCTE in 1982, focuses on general language skills teachers in all disciplines can use 'to enhance student learning and, at the same time, reinforce the more specific language skills taught by reading, writing and speech teachers' (ix). The 12 chapters address issues including journal writing, problem solving approaches to writing, transactional writing, writing to learn, reading processes, and conferencing. An annotated bibliography is provided.
Fulwiler, Toby and Art Young, eds. Academic.Writing (1982). Books>Writing>Writing Across the Curriculum
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The Rise of Technical Writing Instruction in America 
This article traces the history of technical writing instruction in American colleges, concentrating on the major figures in technical writing instruction, the most important textbooks, the forces that shaped courses in technical writing during the period 1900-1980, and the refinements and improvements in teaching and materials that led to the current growth and success of technical writing courses.
Connors, Robert J. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication (1982). Articles>Education>Technical Writing>History