The required text for the class is:
Perelman, Paradis, and Barrett. The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing. McGraw-Hill, 1997.
| SES # | READINGS |
|---|---|
| 1 | In Mayfield read: Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 (Planning and Producing Documents) Section 2.5 (Letters) Section 2.13 (Resumes) Section 4 (Graphs and Figures) |
| 2 | In Mayfield read: Sections 2.10 (Oral Presentations) Section 1.11 (Reviewing a Document) Section 2.6 (Proposals) |
| 3 | In Mayfield read: Section 3 (Elements of Technical Documents) |
| 4 | In Mayfield read: Section 2.3 (Literature Reviews) |
| 5 | In Mayfield read: Section 2.4.5 (Progress Reports) |
| 6 | In Mayfield read: Section 2.4 (Reports) Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 (Elements of Opening of Reports) |