Chapter 1
The following links deal discuss the nature of technical writing,
technical writing careers and job listings for technical writers,
collaborative writing techniques, and hints for effective
technical documents.
http://www.inkspot.com/admin/where.html
http://www.chss.iup.edu/wc/resources/
http://www.stcloudstate.edu/~scogdill/collaboration/biblio.html
http://uwec.edu/jerzdg/orr/articles/ProfJ/What_is_Technical_Writing.htm
This site operates as the home page for the Society of
Technical Communicators:
http://techwriting.about.com/arts/techwriting/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://stc.org/region8/sdc/www/01cezar.htm
Chapter 2
The following site usefully discusses audience analysis.
http://www.chss.iup.edu/wc/resources/audience.html
Chapter 3
Try the Clarkson University Writing Center’s tips for writing
efficiently and effectively; look for “General Writing
Skills”, half way down the Center’s home page.
http://www.clarkson.edu/~wcenter/index.html
Chapter 4
These two sites focus on essay writing, but their advice can be
applied to business writing, also.
http://www.tc.cc.va.us/writcent/handouts/writing/argument.htm
http://www.wuacc.edu/services/zzcwwctr/you-attitude.txt
Chapter 5
This site lists books and other resources which discuss ethical
issues for technical writers and engineers, among others.
http://www.siu.edu/departments/coba/mgmt/iswnet/isethics/biblio/part5.htm
Chapter 6
The first of the following sites offers a comprehensive guide to
Web search engines. Next, the Megaresearch site defines
focus groups. The Okanagan University College, Mount Royal
College and Berkeley sites advise how to use a variety of
traditional and electronic research tools.
www.monash.com/spidap.html
www.megresearch.com/focus.html
www.ouc.bc.ca/libr
http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/programs/academserv/lib/Indexlibweb.htm
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/GuidesInternet/FindInfo.html
Chapter 7
In the following site, Kathy Shrock provides wide-ranging advice
on how to critically evaluate Web-based material.
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/eval.html
Chapter 8
A tour of the following sites reveals that documentation
“experts” have not yet agreed about formats for citing
electronic information sources.
www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/bibliostyles.htm
www.westwords.com./guffey/documentation.html
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
www.chss.iup.edu/wc/resources/online.html
Chapter 9
The next two sites discuss summary writing.
http://www.chss.iup.edu/wc/resources/summary.html
http://www.clearcf.uvic.ca/writersguide/Pages/summariesTOC.html
Chapter 10
Virginia Tech’s Web site provides advice about structure in
scientific writing, in a set of PowerPoint transparency masters.
http://fbox.vt.edu:10021/eng/mech/writing/handbook/visuals/structure/index.htm
Chapter 11
Many Web sites provide advice about writing clear prose and
exercises to improve one’s editing techniques. Here is a
representative sampling:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.htm#exercises
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/Files/90.html
http://quintcareers.com/writing
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/lists.html
http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/en/ftfog/index.htm
Note: probably the most useful of the above sites is the last one,
a site sponsored by the European Commission’s Translation
Service.
Chapter 12
The following Web sites are less commercial than most which deal
with graphics.
www.arcm.com/illustra.html
www.arcm.com/illustra.html
http://ltid.grc.nasa.gov/Publishing/graphics/samillus.htm
www.wcdd.com/dd/ddindex.html
Chapter 14
The first of the following sites discuss operational definitions.
The last two sites illustrate operational and categorical
definitions of terms used in physics and in medicine.
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/psychexer1.htm
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/glossary.htm
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/def_ex.html
Chapter 15
The first of the following sites presents an excellent example of
extended mechanism description.
Then the next two sites discuss how to write effective
descriptions of mechanisms.
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/cisco/mkt/servprod/voip/prodlit/ptelb_rg.htm
http://english.ttu.edu/grad/AHanson/2309/description.html
http://www.uwec.edu/Academic/Curric/jerzdg/English305/formats/mechanism.htm
Chapter 16
The Cisco site contains process description as well as mechanism
description. The next two sites show process descriptions
from medicine (liver transplants) and computer software operation
(true type fonts). The fourth site illustrates a set of
instructions. The fifth site deals with a variety of
descriptive writing, including processes and instructions.
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/so/neso/voso/voip/ptelb_rg.htm
http://www.cpmc.org/liver/process.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/opentype/otspec/ttch01.htm
http://www.fishingnorthwest.com/flypterns.htm
http://www.dsu.edu/departments/liberal/english/techwrit/
Chapter 17
The first of the following sites explains why it’s important to
write readable, usable manuals. Next, Peter Ring’s Web site on
user-friendly manuals is mostly commercial in nature, but the site
does contain a very useful list of free information sources.
http://www.westworld.com/~ayale/TechWrtg.html
www.prc.dk/user-friendly-manuals/
Chapter 18
First, you’ll find U.S. and Canadian government sites which
provide RFPs for suppliers and contractors. Then, sites
sponsored by Dakota State and the University of Wisconsin discuss
proposal writing, among other things. Also, check out the U
of Toronto’s advice.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/acquisitions/itpa/itpa-rfp.htm
http://contractscanada.gc.ca
http://www.dsu.edu/departments/liberal/english/techwrit/
http://darkstar.engr.wisc.edu/zwickel/397/397refs.html
http://www.ecf.toronto.edu~writing/proposals.htm
Chapter 19
The first site, a Netscape listing of technical reports, is very
interesting. Then, the next five sites will take you to examples
of technical reports, most of which have an analytical purpose.
The final site, from Kent State, gives report writing advice.
http://search.netscape.com/cgi-bin/search?search=+technical+reports
http://www.cics.uvic.ca/climate/change/cimpact.htm
www.ec.gc.ca
http://www.pipeline.com/~bkyaffe/altfuel/
http://ltid.grc.nasa.gov/Publishing/editing/vidcover.htm
http://jaring.nmhu.edu/Chaut98/rwojtecki/report.html
Chapter 21
The listed sites discuss, and in some cases illustrate, a variety
of job-related reports. http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/progrepx2a_non.html
http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/~writing/shrtrept.htm#Attachments
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/text/labreport.html
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/progrep.html
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/feas.html
http://www.io.com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/props.html
Chapter 22
Letters And Memos:
http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/~writing/memo.htm
www.wuacc.edu:80/services/zzcwwctr/you-attitude.txt
E-mail usage:
www.pimall.com/nais/n.pgp.faq.html
www.webfoot.com
http://www.uwec.edu/jerzdg/orr/handouts/TW/e-mail.htm
Chapter 23
Resumes:
http://www.contractengineering.com/data1/ResCivil.htm
http://www.headhunter.net/jobseeker/index.htm?siteid=cmhome
www.provenresumes.com
www.stantongp.com/resume.htm
http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/rwc/
Job market research:
www.kenevacorp.mb.ca/
www.monster.ca
www.monstertrak.ca/
www.cacee.com
www.schoolnet.ca/ngr
www.careermosaic.ca
www.careerpath.com
www.webpost.net/th/TheJobMarket/employ.html
Cover letters:
http://jobsmart.org/tools/resume/cletters.htm#Good
http://www.uwec.edu/jerzdg/orr/handouts/TW/covers.html
Chapter 24
Preparing Speeches
www.speeches.com./index.shtml
www.eeicom.com/eye/shyness.html
http://www.uwec.edu/jerzdg/orr/handouts/TW/oral.htm
Technical talks:
www.ieee.org/pcs/creimold.html
http://darkstar.engr.wisc.edu/zwickel/397/presgraf.html
Chapter 25
Designing Web pages is fully discussed in the many linked
sites listed at the following sites.
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/web
www.world-ready.com/readlist.htm
http://www.uwec.edu/jerzdg/orr/handouts/TW/web/index.html