Resources For Student Writers
This page provides a starting point for locating professional writing resources on the web. Note that while it includes a variety of excellent "comprehensive" sites for professional writing, it does not include references for specific types of documents; those links are available from the modules on the English 3764: Technical Writing Online web site.
Professional Writing Sites | Professional Organizations | Journals | Graduate Programs | Ethics | Style Guides | Grammar | Citation Formats | HTML Tutorials
Professional Writing Web Sites
The Official Techwr-L site - resources and listserv (techwr-l) for technical writers (including a comprehensive list of web and print resources)
TechComm Resources - list of web resources from the owners of the techcomm listserve
Techprof: A Resource for Technical and Professional Communicators - NMSU site with links for teachers, assignments, syllabi
Allyn & Bacon Professional Writing Online site (requires password)
Technical Writing with Gary Conroy - About.com's site for technical writing topics
Online Technical Writing - Comprehensive course web
Mike Markel's Technical Communication - companion site for Markel's textbook.
Professional Organizations
Association for Business Communication
Association for Teachers of Technical Writing
The Society for Technical Communicators (STC)
Journals
Journal of Computer Documentation
Programs in Professional Writing
Search the Society for Technical Communications Database of Academic Programs or browse the selected lists for Masters & PhD programs below.
We try to keep these links updated, but if you do find a broken link, please notify the Assistant Director.
Arkansas at Little Rock, University of
Boise State University
Bowling Green State University
Carnegie Mellon University - Professional Writing
Carnegie Mellon University - Communication Planning and Information Design
Central Florida University
Clemson University
Cincinnati, University of
Colorado State University
Drexel University
Eastern Michigan University
George Mason University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Iowa State University
James Madison University
Miami University of Ohio
Michigan Tech
Minnesota, University of
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Mexico State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina at Charlotte, University of
Northeastern University
Oklahoma State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Texas Tech University
Utah State University
Washington, University of
Carnegie Mellon University
Central Florida University
Iowa State University
Miami University of Ohio
Michigan Tech
Minnesota, University of
New Mexico State University
Oklahoma State University
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Texas Tech University
Washington, University of
Ethics
Ethics Update - Comprehensive site for all issues relating to ethics
Codes of Ethics for Several Professions:
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Association of Computing Manufacturers
Association of Consulting Foresters
Style Guides
Plain Language - From our government to you, in the simplest words possible
Wired Style - The "hipest" (if not the most accurate or universal or respected) style guide on the web
Yale Web Style Guide - one of the leading authorities
W3C Style - The World Wide Web Consortium's style guide: they created it, so they've defined how to use it
W3C Accessibility Guidelines - W3C guidelines for dealing with various disabilities
Grammar & More
Copyediting-L - the home page for the copyediting list - here's the place to take your most obscure questions about the use of the English language
Capital Community College - Grammar reference site
Grammar Handbook (Univeristy of Illinois - Urban Champaign)
The Grammar Gym - VT English Department online grammar tutorial
Grammar Quizzes - Online grammar quizzes designed for ESL students
"Pop-up Grammar" - Online self-study quizzes for students
Citation Formats
Bibliography Styles Handbook (Univerisity of Illinios at Urban-Champaign Writing Workshop) - links for both APA and MLA style
APA Style
MLA Style
HTML Tutorials
W3Schools - tutorials on a number of web-related topics from a Norwegian company (don't worry; the site is in English!)
Project Cool - good introductory tutorial for building web pages
NCSA HTML Tutorial - National Center for Supercomputing Applications site - one of the oldest and still considered one of the best and most comprehensive