Syllabi

21W.785, "Communicating in Cyberspace."

http://web.mit.edu/21w785/www/

This is a course offered by MIT.  "This class covers the analysis, design, implementation and testing of various forms of digital communication based on group collaboration. Students are    encouraged to think about the Web and other new digital interactive media not just in terms of technology but also broader issues such as language (verbal and visual), design, information architecture, communication and community. Students work in small groups on a semester-long project of their choice. Various written and oral presentations document project development."

Advanced Technical Writing

http://www.cas.usf.edu/~moxley/atw/sylfall98.html

A course offered by Joe Moxley at the University of South Florida focusing on "the theory and processes involved in creating online documentation."

English 418.003: Advanced Technical Writing. Special Topic: Designing Technical Documents for the World Wide Web

http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/b/r/brh5/spring00/syllabus.htm

A course offered by Brent Henze at Pennsylvania State University.  "Welcome to Advanced Technical Writing. This course will challenge you to examine several important problems in professional and technical communication, building upon what you've learned in ENGL 202 and exploiting your experiences as technical/professional communicators in your research, your other courses, and your work. Though it is a course in technical writing, this course does not aim to cover every possible situation that you might face as a technical communicator. Instead, it focuses on a particular technical writing situation, the design of Internet web sites, in order to explore many of the rhetorical and design principles demanded of technical communicators in diverse contexts."

Technical Writing, English 421: Course Syllabus

http://icdweb.cc.purdue.edu/~nrb/engl421/421-syllabus.html

A Purdue course taught by Nicole R. Brown."This technical writing course will help you learn effective strategies for communicating with other people about and with technology, particularly in networked workplaces. As part of your development as a professional, you will learn to:

• Become a better professional communicator through contextual research and analysis
• Collaborate with your colleagues in project teams
• Analyze writing situations and respond to them through writing
• Use the computer as a versatile writing technology
• Design visually effective pages and screens "

On-line Resources

Builder.com

http://builder.com.com/

"Featured Services: E-newsletters | Product Reviews | Discussion Center | Online Book Library"

Elated.com

http://www.elated.com/

Page kits, image kits, templates for pages, tutorials.

GDNet: The Global Development Network's online community linking local development research and policy

http://www.ids.ac.uk/gdn/tools/writing.htm

This site has some good advice on making you site usable.  "The new electronic channels of dissemination require different approaches to communicating your work. Posting research on the world wide web is one thing - ensuring that people actually read it implies further challenges. Making the most of the opportunities the web can offer means recognising differences, understanding how people use the web and presenting your work accordingly. "

Netlingo Dictionary of Internet Words

http://www.netlingo.com/

NetLingo.com - The Internet Dictionary

Search by Category, Keyword or Letter

Chat Acronyms & Text Shorthand!

Smileys Page ;-)

The Interactive IQ Test

The Web Design Coloring Book

HTML Code Cheat Sheet

International Country Codes

The NetLingo Pocket Dictionary

Technical Writing Resources on the Internet

http://www.wright.edu/~martha.sammons/Links/TECHWRIT.HTM

Links by Dr. Martha C. Sammons, Dept. of English, Wright State University.

Web Developer's Virtual Library: Encyclopedia of Web Design Tutorials, Articles and Discussions

http://www.wdvl.com/

"WDVL is a free encyclopedia of java, HTML, javascript, cgi, dhtml, XML, perl, web design and domain name tutorials and resources."

Webdeveloper.com

http://www.webdeveloper.com/

"WebDeveloper.com ®: Where Web Developers and Designers Learn How to Build Web Sites, Program in Java and JavaScript, and More!"

WebReference.com

http://www.webreference.com/

"WebReference.com - The Webmaster's Reference Library - Web Authoring Tips & Tutorials for Developers."  "One of the oldest and most respected Web development sites (since 1995) WebReference.com, one of the Web sites created by Athenia Associates and now owned by INT Media Group, Inc., is about the Web and Webmastery. From browsing to authoring, HTML to advanced site design, we'll keep you in touch and informed."

WebReview.com: Cross-training for Web Teams

http://www.webreview.com/

"WebReview.com is the largest and longest-standing weekly site dedicated to Web professionals. Published each Friday, our stance is about Web teams—ensuring that each member of a team gets what he or she needs to do their jobs quickly, efficiently, and with the best information and skills available."

Writing for the Web: Web Resources

http://www.wright.edu/~martha.sammons/Links/resources.htm

Links by Dr. Martha C. Sammons, Dept. of English, Wright State University.  She has the following categories:

 

Reference	Guidelines	Hypertext	Writing
Tools	Multimedia	Graphics	Usability
Dictionaries	Magazines	Bad Pages	Good Pages
Tutorials	General Internet	Support	Persuasion

Books

The Internet Writer's Handbook.  Martha C. Sammons

http://www.ablongman.com/professional/catalog/academic/product/1,4096,0205287840,00.html

"The Internet Writer's Handbook is an easily accessible, vital reference tool in the age of electronic communication: it teaches how to write well on-line. Too often, writers attempt to create Web pages by simply using the same techniques they use for print documents; The Internet Writer's Handbook offers those writers specific advice on writing and designing on-line hypertext documents. In addition to entries on HTML elements, researching on the Internet, e-mail style, and other such contemporary topics, the Handbook places unique emphasis on online writing techniques. The book includes up-to-the-minute research on online help, hypertext, Web page design, concise writing techniques, usability testing, interface design, and Web sites. Reflecting the author's extensive experience as a consultant in business and technical writing, this handbook will appeal to anyone who needs help in creating a Web page."

Principles of Web Design, David K. Farkas

http://longman.awl.com/catalog/abbooks/0,2371,0205302912,00.html

"The authors believe website design should be taught as a substantive body of knowledge, an application of rhetoric to a new non-linear medium. This book offers students a great deal of practical, mainstream design guidance—as much as can be found in any trade book. But in contrast to trade books, Principles of Web Design offers a coherent, evolving framework of ideas. For example, the principles of hypertext theory that are used to explain Web navigation and interface design are also central to the chapter on writing for the Web." Companion Website.