TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- SECTION 1 UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL WRITING -- 1.0 UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL WRITING -- WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING? -- 1.1 SURVEYING YOUR ATTITUDES TOWARDS WRITING -- AUTHORS' COMMENTS: YOUR ATTITUDES TOWARD WRITING -- 1.2 KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE -- SIX TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESS -- CASE STUDY #1: ANALYZING AN AUDIENCE -- EXERCISE: EVALUATING EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL WRITING -- 1.3 UNDERSTANDING THE WRITING PROCESS -- EXERCISE: THINKING ABOUT YOUR WRITING PROCESS -- 1.4 THE FIVE C'S OF REPORT WRITING -- C NUMBER #1: Conciseness -- C NUMBER #2: Completeness -- C Number #3: Concreteness -- C Number #4: Correctness -- C NUMBER #5: Coherence -- Method 1: Transitional Words -- Method 2: Repetition of Key Terms -- Method 3: Graphics -- SECTION 2 DEVELOPING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT -- 2.0 DEVELOPING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT -- 2.1 CORRESPONDENCE -- 2.1.1 The Memo -- DOCUMENT 1: THE MEMO -- 2.1.2 The Cover Letter -- DOCUMENT 2: THE COVER LETTER -- 2.1.3 The Resume -- Document 3: THE RESUME -- 2.2 REPORTS -- 2.2.1 The Trip Report -- DOCUMENT 4: THE TRIP REPORT -- 2.2.2 The Activities Report -- DOCUMENT 5: THE ACTIVITIES REPORT -- 2.3 PROPOSALS -- 2.3.1 The Brief Proposal -- DOCUMENT 6: THE BRIEF PROPOSAL -- 2.3.2 The Extended Proposal -- DOCUMENT 7: THE EXTENDED PROPOSAL -- CASE STUDY #2: THINKING ARGUMENTATIVEY -- AUTHORS' ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDY #2 -- 2.4 PROCEDURES -- DOCUMENT 8: THE PROCEDURAL DOCUMENT -- 2.5 LONG DOCUMENTS -- DOCUMENT 9: LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL -- DOCUMENT 10: TITLE PAGE -- DOCUMENT 11: ABSTRACT -- DOCUMENT 12: THE TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DOCUMENT 13: LIST OF FIGURES -- EXERCISE: COLLECTING MODEL TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS -- SECTION 3 EDITING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT -- 3.0 EDITING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT -- 3.1 ORGANIZATION -- 3.2 STYLE -- 3.3. CORRECTNESS.

EXERCISE: IDENTIFYING THE SEVEN DEADLY ERRORS OF TECHNICAL WRITING -- IDENTIFYING THE SEVEN DEADLY ERRORS OF TECHNICAL WRITING KEY -- 3.3.1 Pronoun Reference Agreement Problems -- 3.3.2 Subject-Verb Agreement Problems -- 3.3.3 Vague Pronoun Reference -- 3.3.4 Dangling Modifiers -- 3.3.5 Overuse of Passive Voice -- 3.3.6 Inappropriate Comma Use -- 3.3.7 Inappropriate Semicolon Use -- 3.4 A NOTE ON EDITING -- SECTION 4 CONCLUSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL WRITING -- 4.0 CONCLUSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL WRITING -- APPENDICES -- APPENDIX A: BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF TECHNICAL EDITORS -- APPENDIX B: WORD PROCESSING FOR THE TECHNICAL WRITER -- APPENDIX C: TECHNICAL WRITING AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE -- APPENDIX D: FOR FURTHER READING.