Technical Writing Resources

Books
Selected External Websites

Academic and Professional Writing in an Age of Accountability by Shirley Wilson Logan (Editor); Wayne H. Slater (Editor); Scott Wible (Afterword by); Jessica Enoch (Afterword by)
Call Number: P301.5.A27 A23 2018
ISBN: 9780809336913
Published/Created: 2018
Editors Shirley Wilson Logan and Wayne H. Slater bring together scholars in rhetoric and composition to consider the history, trends, and future of academic and professional writing in higher education.
Handbook of Technical Writing by Charles T. Brusaw; Gerald J. Alred; Walter E. Oliu
Call Number: T11 .B78 2000
ISBN: 0312198043
Published/Created: 2000
This book provided guidance for writing all the most common types of professional documents and correspondence, including reports, proposals, manuals, memos, and white papers.
A Math-Based Writing System for Engineers : Sentence Algebra & Document Algorithms by Brad Henderson
Call Number: Available onsite via Stacks
ISBN: 9783030107567
Published/Created: 2020
This book presents the generative rules for formal written communication, in an engineering context, through the lens of mathematics.
Research Methodology: An Introduction for Science & Engineering Students by S. Melville; W. Goddard
Call Number: Q180.55 .M455 1996
ISBN: 0702135623
Published/Created: 1996
This book is a guide to research and how it is conducted with a focus on South Africa.
UnTechnical Writing: How to Write About Technical Subjects and Products so Anyone Can Understand by Michael Bremer
Call Number: T11 .B677 1999
ISBN: 0966994906
Published/Created: 1999
UnTechnical Writing covers the art, science and politics of writing and producing technical books and documents for the consumer audience.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): Professional, Technical Writing External
These OWL resources will help you conduct research and compose documents for the workplace, such as memoranda and business letters. This site also includes resources for writing report and scientific abstracts.
Purdue OWL: Writing in Engineering External
These OWL resources will help you write in a wide range of engineering fields, such as civil and computer engineering. This site contains resources on conducting research, working in teams, writing reports and journal articles, as well as presenting research.

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