This index includes links to locally written documents and files useful for instructors of business and technical writing, as well as pointers to resources on the Internet that other instructors have found useful. Instructors are invited to contribute new content (including sample assignments and other resources) as comments or new book pages. Small files that are best downloaded as attachments are included at the bottom of this node.

Help with classroom technologies

• Index of Online Documentation for PW Instructors and Students
  Index of documentation on course technologies and software used by professional writing instructors and students at Purdue
• Instructional Computing Services Documentation Index
  Documentation for using ITaP labs, Purdue career accounts, and other services.
• Guide to Using Professional Writing Online (updated 8/2008 db) PowerPoint version (2.5 MB)

Contact information, email, mailing lists, and forms

• Professional Writing Support Team
  Find out who knows the answers to your questions.
• Professional Writing Staff
  A list of professional writing staff, including contact information.
• engl-mgr@purdue.edu
  Contact Francoise Bachelder, our ITaP Academic Computing Representative, for questions and problems with ICS technologies, such as the computer labs.
• PW-Mentor
  A mailing list for mentors and mentees in Professional Writing
• PW-Staff
  A mailing list for all PW staff.
• Drupal-Sites
  A mailing list for Drupal users at Purdue in ICaP and PW
• IMP-L
  A mailing list for users of the IMP lab (Heavilon 402)
• Writing Lab Referral Form
  Downloadable form for referring specific students to the Writing Lab.

Project Websites

• Open Source Development and Documentation Project

Resources for Course Preparation, Projects, and Assesement

• PW Course and Project Sites; share ideas with other PW instructors and find out about other projects running Drupal at Purdue.
• English 420 Course Description Template; includes approved wording for overview, goals, and other course policies and may be imported into Drupal sites. (Updated 8/11/08)
• English 420 "Business Writing for Entrepreneurs" Course Description Template; includes approved wording for overview, goals, and other course policies and may be imported into Drupal sites. (Updated 8/11/08)
• English 421 Course Description Template; includes approved wording for overview, goals, and other course policies and may be imported into Drupal sites. (Updated 8/11/08)
• Sample Employment Project and Calendar Sequence. (Thomson Handbook Users, 2009)
• Sample Employment Project and Calendar Sequence. (PW Online 3e Users, 2008/2009)
• Purdue Academic Calendars
• Guide to Using Professional Writing Online (updated 8/2008 db), PowerPoint version (2.5 MB)
• Collaborative Project Evaluation Form (Word file)
• Ethical Guidelines for Conducting an Interview with a Client
• Purdue's Policy on Research Misconduct
• Excel Spreadsheet for Grading (English 419, 420, or 421)
• Student Information Sheet (419, 420 or 421; RTF file, updated 8/2006 ps)
• Technology Checklist (420 or 421; Word file)
• Peer Response for Cover Letters (419, 420 or 421;Word file)
• Peer Response for Resumes (419, 420 or 421; Word file)
• Rubric for Scoring Complex Projects (Word file; or PDF format)
• Rubric for Scoring Service Learning Group Projects (Word file; or PDF format)
• Purdue OWL: Professional, Technical, and Scientific Writing (see side navigation)
• Professor Sullivan's "Researching Business Projects: Beyond Googling": (Flash version (650K; click on the screen to advance the slides) or PowerPoint version (1.1MB, for download). Developed for a 203 class, this is an important introduction to electronic resources for research ... beyond the ubiquitous, and imperfect, Google search.
• Purdue Office of the Dean of Students information on grade appeals (PDF brochure).

Genres and Situations

• Showing Off Your Solutions in a White Paper (New York Times)

Workshops (Past and Present)

• Professional Writing Orientation (Fall 2008)
• Professional Writing Orientation (Fall 2007)

Collaborative projects help

• Group Work and Collaborative Writing
  Advice from Writing@CSU, part of an online textbook helpful for many writing situations.
• The Bioteaming Manifesto
  Useful for virtual teamwork.

Useful Project Resources for Students

• Job Search Resources
Useful for the employment project job search.
• Presentation Resources
Useful for the creating and delivering multimedia oral presentations.
• Purdue OWL: Professional, Technical, and Scientific Writing (see side navigation)