An experienced business and technical writing teacher outlines a one-semester writing course for science and business majors. (RB)

Surveys five basic obstacles frequently faced by the technical writing consultant: establishing goals, extracting information, assimilating information, translating the information into final form, and testing the information. (GW)

Describes a class session in a technical writing course, in which the teacher helps students define the role of the applied sciences and understand how technical writing fits into this role. (GW)

Suggests that effectiveness of a given written work can be judged by how well the writer recognizes what the reader already knows and how well the writer provides the reader with new information. (DD)

Describes the contributions made by the graphic designer to technical publications. (MKM)

Explains how reality therapy offers ideas and procedures for teaching technical writing and helps students learn to accept the responsibility of writing. (MB)

Describes seven steps of technical reporting developed by the English and Social Studies departments of the Southeast Regional Vocational Technical School in South Easton Massachusetts. (MB)

Discusses the teaching of writing as a discipline and examines teacher evaluation of successful teaching. (MB)

Discusses ways in which business communication students can create their own letterheads. (KS)

Provides a rationale for including scientific writing in the journalism curriculum. (KS)