What is Technical Writing?
Required Resources
Required Text
Markel, M. (2015). Technical communication (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Technical Communication
Chapter 2: Understanding Ethical and Legal Considerations
Chapter 3: Writing Technical Documents
Chapter 5: Analyzing your Audience and Purpose
Chapter 16: Writing Proposals
Multimedia
expertvillage. (2008, July 6). Writing a formal business proposal: Formal business proposal report introduction (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT2xbQ05Aus&feature=youtu.be
This video offers you a brief, easy-to-understand overview of a business proposal (the type of document you will be creating for your Final Project).
expertvillage. (2008, July 6). Writing a formal business proposal: Formal business proposal table of contents (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i08Nm0gXvbU&feature=youtu.be
For your audience to understand your information, it needs to be well-organized. Watch this video for information on a proposal’s table of contents.
Recommended Resource
Text
Markel, M. (2015). Technical communication (11th ed). New York City, NY: Bedford/St. Martin's.
Chapter 18: Writing Recommendation Reports
Pages 515-532. This section of the chapter provides information about how a Recommendation Report “can be the final link in a chain of documents that begins with a proposal” (page 517).
