Technical and Professional Writing Program College of Humanities

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TPW 400 Fundamentals of Technical & Professional Writing

Writing On The Job (Updated)
John C. Brereton. Norton. ISBN: 0393975118.
 

TPW 480 Writing Technical Documentation

Writing Software Documentation: A Task-Oriented Approach, 2nd ed.
Thomas T. Barker. Pearson Longman. 2003. ISBN: 0321103289.
 

TPW 490 Grantwriting

Foundation Center's Guide To Proposal Writing, 5th ed.
Jane C. Geever. Foundation Center. ISBN: 1595421297.

Course Reader
 

TPW 550 Professional Editing

Technical Editing, 4th Edition
Carolyn D. Rude. Longman. ISBN: 9780321330826.

A Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage, 5th Edition
Larry Beason and Mark Lester. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009. ISBN: 9780312470951.
 

TPW 555 Desktop Publishing for Professional Writers

Adobe InDesign CS Revealed
Chris Botello. Cengage, 2007. ISBN: 1428319603.

Document Design: A Guide for Technical Communicators
Miles Kimball and Ann Hawkins. Bedford St. Martin's. 2007. ISBN: 0312436998.
 

TPW 565 Advanced Technical Writing Topics

Classroom in a Book: Adobe FrameMaker 7.0
Adobe Systems. 2003. ISBN: 0321131681.

Writing a Professional Life
Savage & Sullivan eds., Longman, 2001. ISBN: 0205321062
 

TPW 585 Technical Writing Online

Is the Help Helpful?: How to Create Online Help That Meets Your Users' Needs
Jean Hollis Weber. Tamar E. Granor. Hentzenwerke Publishing. ISBN: 1930919603.

Madcap Flare Certified Test Review + Developer's Guide
Scott DeLoach. ClickStart, Inc. ISBN: 9780578001173.
 

TPW 600 Individual and Team Writing

Team Writing: A Guide to Working in Groups
Joanna Wolfe. Bedford/St. Martin's. ISBN:978-0-312-56582-4
 

TPW 695 Internship in Technical and Professional Writing

Portfolios for Technical and Professional Communication, 1st ed.
Herb J. Smith and Kim Haimes-Korn. Pearson Prentice Hall. 2007 ISBN: 0131704583.

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