Technical Writing - ENC 3241

Open Technical Communication by Reardon, Tiffani along with Tammy Powell, Jonathan Arnett, Monique Logan, & Cassie Race This eBook is a freely accessible online textbook focusing on technical communication, technical writing, and workplace writing. Currently in its third rendition, it has had an interesting history. In 2015, Dr. Tamara Powell at Kennesaw State University gathered a team of like-minded colleagues to develop an Open Educational Resource that would allow us to move away from a well-respected but expensive textbook, and towards something equally as valuable but more affordable for students.

Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age by Schall, Joe This style manual helps with planning a paper, running a grammar check, completing a report, composing an email, puzzling over a usage or grammar issue, or writing a resume or online portfolio.

Technical Writing by DeSilva, Michele et al. This OER textbook focuses on writing in the workplace, with an emphasis on audience analysis, writing for specific situations, document design, research processes, and visual aids.

Effective Professional Communication: A Rhetorical Approach by Bennetch, Rebekah et al. Goal of this text is to break down the communication process in professional environments so students can maximize their chances to get hired and retain jobs once graduated from college. The text looks at communication through political, rhetorical, ethical, and interpersonal lenses and how students can apply this knowledge to future careers.

Technical Writing Essentials: Introduction to Professional Communications in the Technical Fields by Last, Suzan This open textbook introduces readers to the basics of professional communications in technical fields: audience and task analysis in workplace contexts, clear and concise communications style, effective document design, teamwork and collaboration, and fundamental research skills.

Better Presentations: a guide for scholars, researchers, and wonks by Jonathan Schwabish Presenting is fundamentally different from writing. This book details essential strategies for developing visually captivating, clear presentations with examples of what to do and not do. Following three core principles -- visualize, unify, and focus – this book describes how to visualize data effectively, find and use images appropriately, choose sensible fonts and colors, edit text for powerful delivery, and restructure a written argument for maximum engagement and persuasion.

The Scientist's Guide to Writing: How to write more easily and effectively throughout your scientific career by Stephen B. Heard Book provides practical advice to help scientists become more effective writers so that their ideas have the greatest possible impact. Author gives practical tips on structuring a scientific paper, revising a first draft, writing an abstract, handling citations, responding to peer reviews, managing coauthorships, and more. Explains structure of a scientific paper and the function of each part. Provides detailed guidance on submission, review, revision, and publication.

Technical Writing: A comprehensive resource for technical writers at all levels by Carrie Hannigan; Carrie Wells; Diane Martinez; Carolyn Stevenson; Tanya Peterson

Technical Writing: Process and product by Sharon J. Gerson & Steven M. Gerson

Technical Writing Process: the simple, five-step process that can be used to create almost any piece of technical documentation such as a user guide, manual, or procedure by Kieran Morgan

Writing Undergraduate Lab Reports: a guide for students by Christopher S. Lobban; María Schefter Writing clear, impactful reports is a crucial skill for science students, but few books focus on this area for the undergraduate. Particularly useful for biology students, this text adopts a hands-on approach, using example reports and published papers as models to put guidance into practice. An introductory chapter familiarizes undergraduates with the principles of writing science. Two model reports are then developed, walking students through experimental and observational teaching-lab reports. The structure and content of the Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results, and Discussion are explained, together with tips for the title, abstract, and references. Students are then guided on how to polish their first draft. The last section of the book analyzes two published papers, helping the reader transition to reporting original research. Clearly and concisely written, this text offers a much-needed lifeline for science students facing science report-writing for the first time, and for those looking to hone their writing skills.