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7 Principles of Effective Critique in Technical Communications

By Ugur Akinci | August 1, 2010

Introduction to Principles of Effective Critique The Principles of Effective Critique in technical communications is an important tool to improve the quality of content. Yet improper and ineffective critique is worse than no critique at all since it alienates the receivers and puts them in a defensive mood. From that point on all efforts for…

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Tips for Writing Technical Papers

By Ugur Akinci | July 31, 2010

Here is the outline of a presentation about “Writing Technical Papers” that Jennifer Widom gave in January 2006 at the Stanford Info Lab: Paper Title The Abstract The Introduction Related Work The Body Performance Experiments The Conclusions Future Work The Acknowledgements Citations Appendices Grammar and Small-Scale Presentation Issues Mechanics Versions and Distribution

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MS Word 2010 — Great TABS for Increased Productivity

By Ugur Akinci | July 30, 2010

© 2010 Ugur Akinci MS Office is in a way like McDonald’s for me… They are both Great American Institutions. But that’s not all. They are also both the kind of icons that some people love to hate… However, show me someone who is trashing McDonald’s and I’ll show you one who has not been…

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Univ of Washington offers Technical Writing and Editing Certificate

By Ugur Akinci | July 30, 2010

Here is a technical communication certificate program offered by University of Washington, Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) department. HCDE’s 2010-2011 Technical Writing and Editing program begins on September 30, 2010. Applications for this program are now being accepted. The deadline for receipt of applications at UW PCE is 5 pm on August 20, 2010.…

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