Describes an approach to generating graphs that represent the relationship between pieces of quantitative information and play upon the reader's perception of those relations. (AEA)

Argues for the use of case studies in writing instruction and presents a sample case study designed for either technical writing or business communication courses. (AEA)

Argues that by exposing students to basic techniques of graphics, the technical writing teacher can encourage them to include simple illustrations and diagrams in their reports, and that more advanced students may enhance their works by hiring professional artists or photographers to do these tasks. (FL)

The director of a technical writing program explains how he remolded his style from an academician to a technical communicator. (FL)

Discusses guidelines for the investigation and subsequent writing of a problem centered report. Examines technical writing theory and how it applies to example reports. (HTH)

Describes the methodology and results of a study to examine the feasibility of applying business communication and journalism guidelines on sex discrimination in evaluating in-house corporate newsletters. Suggests that a degree of editorial awareness of potential bias has been achieved, although a few areas of linguistic sexism remain. (HTH)

Monthly progress reports were written with and without microcomputer assistance by six professional and 20 nonprofessional staff in a state facility for the mentally retarded. Ratings by persons blind to the conditions indicated that use of the computer resulted in higher quality reports. (Author)

Recommends assigning students to complete a library resources investigation to help them choose a writing assignment topic. (HTH)

Briefly describes a variety of office equipment, including copiers, ditto machines, offset printers, typewriters, typesetting equipment, computers, and dictation equipment. (AEA)

Empirical articles in the "Journal of Education Research" in 1970 and 1980 were compared to determine whether there were qualitative differences. Quality indicators used included statistics, focus of study, external funding, type of study, type of explanation, and reference characteristics. (Author/PP)

Summarizes responses of upper- and middle-management executives about hiring procedures and the writing requirements of management and entry level employees. Includes recommendations for college students preparing to enter the business/industrial world. (HTH)

Describes the various categories of employment available to undergraduate and graduate technical writing students. Distinguishes between internships and externships, the latter designating practice at a location at which the student will not necessarily seek permanent employment. (HTH)

Examines some of the educational bases underlying the difficulties English as a second language pose for Japanese and other foreign students and how these affect instructional approaches for technical writing teachers. Discusses three factors to keep in mind when teaching foreign students: technical and semitechnical terms, grammar, and rhetoric.…

Proposes that because annual reports emphasize the role of audience in determining their purpose and content, they are effective in helping students understand the importance of audience awareness in business writing. (AEA)

Discusses the three strands essential to a comprehensive program on teaching arrangement: overall structure, paragraph development, and sentence structure. (AEA)