WAC Bibliography

Welcome to the WAC Bibliography. The bibliography, developed and presented in collaboration with CompPile, was developed to support teachers across the disciplines who are interested in using writing and speaking in their courses; scholars who are interested in WAC theory and research; and program administrators, designers, and developers who have interests in the latest work in faculty outreach, program design, and assessment.

Category: Technical Communication

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1. Andres, Deborah C. (1976). An interdisciplinary course in technnical communications. Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication 25, 12-15.

Keywords: technical-communication, interdisciplinary, syllabus, WAC

2. Andrievskikh, Natalia. (2024). Student-Created Tabletop Foresight Games as Advocacy: Exploring Alternatives to the Op-Ed Genre in First-Year Writing Courses. Prompt 8.1, 28-37. https://doi.org/10.31719/pjaw.v8i1.169

Annotation: This assignment asks first-year writing students to collaboratively create a tabletop game design that would expose players to possible future developments of climate change. The multimodal component is accompanied by a series of writing, research, and communication assignments that are scaffolded to guide students through the iterative process of composing. As students explore alternative formats to make a persuasive argument, they gain a more nuanced understanding of their topic, hone critical thinking skills, and practice addressing different audiences. The final project includes a research paper and a formal project proposal. The author argues in favor of the affordances of game-based pedagogies in a writing and technical communication classroom.

Keywords: technical communication, advocacy, persuasive arguments, first-year writing, project-based learning, procedural rhetoric, game-based pedagogy, multimodal composition

3. Anthony, Laurence. (1997). Preaching to cannibals: A look at academic writing in engineering. In Orr, Thomas (Ed.); Aizu University [Aizuwakamatsu, Japan], Center for Language Research; Proceedings 1997: The Japan Conference on English for Specific Purposes proceedings (Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima, November 8, 1997); ERIC Document Reproduction Service, ED 424 774 (pp. 75-86).

Keywords: ESL, ESP, technical-communication, academic, engineering-course, WAC

4. Bernstein, Mashey. (1996). Expanding the horizon: Writing for the visual arts. ERIC Document Reproduction Service, ED 402 587.

Keywords: WAC, University of California, Santa Barbara, advanced, visual arts, art-course, review-writing, brochure-writing, course catalog, catalog-writing, resume-writing, real-world, technical-communication, pedagogy

5. Broadhead, Glenn J. (1997). Using computers in technical communication courses. ACE Journal: The Journal of the NCTE Assembly on Computers in English 01.1, 53-64.

Keywords: techcom, WAC, computer, pedagogy

6. Brostoff, Anita. (1978). Applications of the functional writing model in technical and professional writing. ERIC Document Reproduction Service, ED 154 389.

Keywords: argumentation, functional writing model, arrangement, composing, frame, forecasting, technical-communication, techcom, WAC, model-essay, functional, applied

7. Brown, C. A. (1943). Relating writing to the engineering curriculum. Journal of Engineering Education 33 (May), 687-690.

Keywords: engineering-course, engineering curriculum, WAC, technical-communication, objective

8. Convington, David H.; Hugh F. Keedy. (1979). A technical communication course using peer evaluation reports. Engineering Education 69, 417-419.

Keywords: WAC, peer-evaluation, report-writing, techcom

9. Corbett, Edward P. J. (1984). A collegiate writing program for the 1980s. ADE Bulletin, no. 78, 20-2.

Keywords: epistemic, process, WAC, writing-major, technical-communication

10. Cortese Giuseppina. (2004). Pro-social advocacy on the Web: The case of street children. In Candlin, Christopher; Maurizio Gotti (Eds.), Intercultural aspects of specialized communication; Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang.

Keywords: professional-communication, intercultural, business-communication, advocacy, internet, street children, social

11. D’Angelo, Barbara J.; Barry M. Maid. (2004). Moving beyond definitions: Implementing information literacy across the curriculum. Journal of Academic Librarianship 30.3, 212-217.

Annotation: Describes the integration of information literacy in courses in the Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication program at Arizona State East. Argues for developing library instruction modeled after writing across the curriculum programs. [Ruth Mirtz]

Keywords: program, WAC, library, information literacy, Arizona State, pedagogy, multimedia, technical-communication

12. Flynn, Elizabeth A.; Kathryn Remlinger; William Bulleit. (1997). Interaction across the curriculum. JAC: Journal of Advanced Composition 17.3, 343-364.

Keywords: WAC, interaction, engineering, project, write-to-learn, technical-communication

13. Gokhale, Anu. (1997). Writing in the technology discipline. Technology Teacher 56.8, 11-13, 22-23.

Keywords: technical-communication, technology, WAC, revising, decision-making, testing, evaluation

14. Harris, John S.; Reed H. Blake,. (1976). Technical writing for social scientists. ERIC Document Reproduction Service, ED 117 725.

Keywords: social-science-writing, guidelines, WAC, technical-communication, jargon, workplace, planning, sentence, paragraph, punctuation, hypothesis-formulation, proposal-writing, data-arrangement, outline, style, scientist, social

15. Held, J. A.; B. Olds; R. Miller; T. Demel. (1994). Incorporating writing in engineering classes and engineering in writing classes. Institute of Electrical and Electronis Engineers (Ed.), IEEE Conference on Frontiers in Education: Proceedings of the Conference on Frontiers in Education; New York: IEEE (pp. 628-).

Keywords: engineering, technical-communication, techcom, engineering-course, WAC, interdisciplinary

16. Kirkman, Adrianna G.; Medwick V. Byrd; Hasan Jameel; John A. Heirmann. (2004). The challenge of implementing an inquiry-guided approach in a highly technical curriculum. In Lee, Virginia S. (Ed.), Teaching and learning through inquiry: A guidebook for institutions and instructors; Sterling, VA: Stylus (pp. 157-172).

Keywords: inquiry-based, technical-communication, WAC, pedagogy

17. Martin, Sarah; Nicholas Carrington; Nancy Muncie. (2017). Promoting User Advocacy to Shift Technical Communication Identity and Value. Technical Communication 64.4, 328-344.

Annotation: Purpose: This study highlights key behaviors three professional technical communicators (TCs) used to enhance their professional identities and value in unique organizational contexts. It suggests that when TCs explicitly promote user advocacy to explain their work practices, it more positively represents the work that TCs do to other stakeholders. Method: Using an ethnographic perspective, we reflect on how grounding our thinking, decisions, and actions in user advocacy during interactions with non-TCs resulted in successful outcomes. Results: Promoting user advocacy while conducting user-centered design and user experience (UCD/UX) activities resulted in positive perceptions about our technical communication work; it broadened how non-TCs viewed our work beyond predetermined technical communication contexts. Conclusion: Promoting user advocacy in tandem with UCD/UX methods may provide a productive avenue for TCs to connect their value to broader organizational goals and promote and preserve positive workplace identities.

Keywords: technical-communication value, identity, user advocacy, user-centered design, user experience

18. Olds, Barbara M.; Karen B. Wiley. (1991). Public policy and technical communication across the curriculum at the Colorado School of Mines. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 34.4, 240-246.

Keywords: technical-communication, public policy, networked, WAC, Colorado School of Mines, policy

19. Peters, Sandra; Deborah Saxon. (1997). Simulation and collaborative learning in political science and sociology classrooms. In Orr, Thomas (Ed.); Aizu University [Aizuwakamatsu, Japan], Center for Language Research; Proceedings 1997: The Japan Conference on English for Specific Purposes proceedings (Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima, November 8, 1997); ERIC Document Reproduction Service, ED 424 774 (pp. 87-90).

Keywords: ESL, ESP, technical-communication, WAC, simulation, collaboration, political-science-course, sociology-course

20. Porter, James E. (2005). The chilling of digital information: Technical communicators as public advocates. In Lipson, Carol; Michael Day (Eds.), Technical communication and the World Wide Web; Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum (pp. 243-262).

Keywords: internet, technical-communication, Web, digital, public advocacy, technical-writer

21. Schreiber, Evelyn Jaffe. (1993). From academic writing to job-related writing: Achieving a smooth transition. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 36.4, 178-184.

Keywords: academy-workplace, techcom, collaboration, technical-communication, style, academic, collaborative, WAC

22. Siegel, John H. (1983). Language, literature, and the humanistic tradition: Necessities in the education of the physician. fforum: A Newsletter of the English Composition Board, University of Michigan 04.2, 148-154. https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/comppile/archives/fforum/fforum4(2).htm

Keywords: science-writing, medical, humanistic, curriculum, technical-communication, history, Aretaeus, Boccaccio, Joseph Bell, Albert Camus, tradition

23. Thaiss, Chris. (1994). WAC newsletters: Communicating on and beyond the campus. Composition Chronicle Newsletter 07.5, 8-10.

Keywords: WAC, professional-communication, newsletter-writing, nonacademic, Mary Washington College, Sam Houston State University, Monroe Community College, Virginia Tech and State University

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Category: Technical Communication