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A good article about not only knowing your audience, but also about using new technology.

Traditional textbook rationales for the technical writing course locate the essence of technical writing in objectivity, clarity, and neutrality, and the need for teaching it in its usefulness to employers. Such rationales, however, are unable to accommodate a notion of ethics and responsibility: if the writer merely serves the interests that employ her by reporting facts in an objective way, how can she exercise choice when ethical problems arise? An alternative view is to see technical writing as always rhetorical and involved with potentially conflicting agendas and interests, with objectivity, clarity, and neutrality serving merely as stylistic devices in the writer's rhetorical toolbox. Technical writers are rhetoricians who continually make ethical choices in serving diverse interests and negotiating between conflicting demands. The recognition of the fundamental rhetoricity of technical writing is the first step towards accommodating a meaningful notion of ethics into the technical writing curriculum.

It is a good article written from the students perspective about ethics in technical writing. D#1HW13

An interesting article on the ethical position of a technical writer and the various roles the writer has.

An interesting article on the ethical position of a technical writer

This was my favorite bookmarked relating to Chapter 1. It is quite comprehensive and touches on a lot of what was covered in the chapter. I find this very usefeul.

This is actually appears to be an online textbook for a technical writing course. I found that the introduction and many of the examples/models were great tools in helping to understand chapter 1. Also, I think the page in itself is a great example of technical writing.

I like this cite because of the many links to resources for writers. Links include common mistakes, tips for successful technical writing, templates etc.

This project will help with Project #1 by informing me on how to write instructions for the tutorial. This article describes technical writing and its structure. It will assist me in writing a clear and precise tutorial for the project.

I like this site because it breaks down each individual part of the aspects that need to be included in writing instructions. Something that will help me when I am doing Project #1 is that this page gives me a list of what sections are required to write instructions and explains them all. It states that instructions need a title, introduction, list of tools, steps, and finally a conclusion.

a little different aspect of ethics in technical writing

This is my favorite of the three articles I picked because it hits on an interesting observation that "People don't learn from information; they learn from other people." And it's more about how people use technical writing to communicate with other people.

This not only shows how to write directions but is specifically for technical communications. 

This will be very helpful with project 1 because not only does it tell you how to write instructions, it also is specifically for technical communications, which will be needed in project 1.

Repetition is not only in design I feel, but also in the language and content in the web.

A website that gives some examples of effective technical communication.

Understanding the Audience For a Technical Writing Project

Describes various editing techniques for technical writers.

I like this set of instructions because it provides a touch of humor with each step. Now I know everyone in this class are not grouchy people but I'm sure we all live busy lives.

This site gives some good pointers for writing instructions in a real world setting.

This site brings up some very good points, and it is a fairly quick read. When writing instructions, we should assume that whomever will be reading them wants them to be plainly spoken and easy to understand rather than some drawn out technical babble.

This site gives simple tips on successful technical writing. When writing this project it shows that the writer should have an understanding of the product. That the writer must know its readers. The presentation should be simple and to the point.

I own this textbook and it really is my best tool for writing instructions successfully. There is no preview on Google Books, but if you are really interested, look it up at your closest library. Part 2 helps you plan the document.

Writing Technical Instructions - ReadWriteThink

This site offers quizzes to see if I'm understanding the concepts! It also presents some good pointers about avoiding making a joke or overwhelming the reader with technical information that isn't necessary. It also suggests the use of the present tense. Through its examples, this site in particular emphasizes that in writing instructions, keep the audience in mind. This will be important for me to remember when working on my project.