Mindful Technical Writing

Dawn Atkinson; Stacey Corbitt

Book Title: Mindful Technical Writing

Subtitle: An Introduction to the Fundamentals

Authors: Dawn Atkinson and Stacey Corbitt

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Preface
I. Exploring Technical Writing Fundamentals
1. Introducing Technical Writing
  Dawn Atkinson and Sarah Raymond
2. Selecting an Appropriate Genre
  Stacey Corbitt
3. Exploring the Cost of Poor Communication
  Dawn Atkinson
4. Using Writing Processes
  Stacey Corbitt
II. Writing Documents
1. Writing Sentences
  Stacey Corbitt
2. Organizing Paragraphs
  Dawn Atkinson
3. Using Appropriate Style and Language
  Stacey Corbitt
III. Attending to Design
1. Designing Documents
  Stacey Corbitt
2. Integrating Graphic Elements
  Stacey Corbitt
IV. Working with Sources
1. Choosing Integrity
  Dawn Atkinson
2. Selecting a Style Guide
  Stacey Corbitt
3. Using Sources
  Stacey Corbitt
V. Conducting Research
1. Identifying Secondary Sources
  Stacey Corbitt
2. Selecting Secondary Sources
  Stacey Corbitt
3. Interviewing for Information
  Dawn Atkinson
VI. Employing Strategies for College Success
1. Getting Organized
  Dawn Atkinson
2. Operating in Online Courses
  Dawn Atkinson
3. Managing Time
  Dawn Atkinson
4. Understanding Assignment Expectations
  Dawn Atkinson
5. Working with Others
  Stacey Corbitt
6. Using Resources Effectively
  Dawn Atkinson
7. Reading Actively
  Dawn Atkinson
8. Taking Notes
  Stacey Corbitt
9. Maintaining a Productive Writing Schedule
  Dawn Atkinson
10. Working with Feedback
  Stacey Corbitt
11. Understanding Disciplinary Expectations for Writing
  Dawn Atkinson
12. Reflecting on Performance
  Dawn Atkinson
VII. Producing Correspondence
1. Writing Print Correspondence
  Dawn Atkinson
2. Writing Electronic Correspondence
  Stacey Corbitt
3. Preparing and Conducting Verbal Correspondence
  Stacey Corbitt
4. Producing Responsible Social Media Content for the Workplace
  Stacey Corbitt
VIII. Producing Instructions, Short Reports, and Presentations
1. Writing Instructions
  Dawn Atkinson
2. Writing Incident Reports
  Stacey Corbitt
3. Writing Progress Reports
  Stacey Corbitt
4. Delivering Presentations
  Stacey Corbitt
IX. Producing Academic Writing
1. Responding to Reading
  Dawn Atkinson
2. Writing Topic Proposals
  Dawn Atkinson
3. Writing Evaluative Annotated Bibliographies
  Dawn Atkinson
4. Writing Essays
  Dawn Atkinson
5. Writing Critical Reviews
  Dawn Atkinson
6. Writing to Persuade
  Dawn Atkinson
7. Writing Laboratory Reports
  Stacey Corbitt
8. Reporting Research Outcomes
  Dawn Atkinson

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Dawn Atkinson and Stacey Corbitt

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Title: Mindful Technical Writing
Authors: Dawn Atkinson and Stacey Corbitt
Editor: TRAILSOER
Contributor: Sarah Raymond
License: Mindful Technical Writing Copyright © 2020 by Dawn Atkinson and Stacey Corbitt is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Primary Subject: Writing and editing guides
Publisher: MUS TRAILS OER Program
Publisher City: Montana
Publication Date: October 1, 2020