COMPUTER SYSTEMS RESEARCH
Elements of Technical Writing
2005-2006
from Elements of Technical Writing by Blake and Bly

Good writing sources: Tips for Writing Technical Papers by Jennifer Widom, and Strunk and White from wikipedia

  • Background on general characteristics of technical writing:

  • Good technical writing is...: (from Elements of Technical Writing by Blake and Bly)

  • How to write numbers, units of measure, equations, and symbols

  • Useful rules of punctuation, grammar, abbreviation, and capitalization

  • Principles of technical communication

  • Words and phrases commonly misused in technical writing