CSEE 3390

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CS/EE 3390 5301 Professional
Communication/ Technical Writing
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• Databases
• IEEE/IEE Electronic Library Online
• ACM Digital Library
• INSPEC
• Engineering Village 2 (Compendex)
• Other recommended Engineering Databases
• Other recommended Computer Science Databases
• Journal / Book Locations
• Writing Manuals / Citation Guides

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• IEEE/IEE Electronic Library Online Basic Search

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• IEEE/IEE Electronic Library Online Advanced
  Search

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• ACM Digital Library Basic Search

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• ACM Digital Library Advanced Search

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• ACM Digital Library Computing Reviews

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• ACM Digital Library Computing Reviews Simple
  Search

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• ACM Digital Library Computing Reviews Advanced
  Search

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• INSPEC Basic Search

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• INSPEC Advanced Search

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• INSPEC Advanced Search (cont.)

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• Engineering Village 2 (Compendex) Easy Search

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• Engineering Village 2 (Compendex) Quick Search

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• Engineering Village 2 (Compendex) Expert Search

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• Other recommended Engineering Databases

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• Other recommended Computer Science Databases

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• Journal / Book Locations
• Library of Congress (LC) Call s in
• Computer Science QA 75.5 76.95
• Electrical Engineering TK 1 9971
• TK 3001 3521 for Transmission of Electric Power
  / Circuits
• TK 5101 6720 for Telecommunications
• TK 7800 8360 for Electronics
• TK 7885 7895 for Electronics, Computer
  Engineering
• Periodicals located on 2nd Floor, behind
  Reference
• Main Stacks (Circulating Books) located on 4th
  Floor for QA and TK Call s

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• Writing Manuals / Citation Guides
• Science and Technical Writing A Manual of Style
  Philip RubensRef Desk T 11 .S 378 2001
• Craft of Research Wayne C. BoothRef Desk Q
  180.55.M4 B66 2003
• Elements of Style 4th ed. (2000), Strunk
  WhiteRef Desk PE 1408.S772 2000
• MIT Guide to Science and Engineering
  Communication 2nd ed. Main Stacks Q 223.P33
  2002 (also available as an e-book) includes a
  chapter on oral presentations
• Scientific Writing Easy When You Know How
  Jennifer Peat (e-book)
• Enjoy Writing Your Thesis or Dissertation! A
  Step by Step Guide to Planning and Writing
  Dissertations and Theses for Undergraduate and
  Graduate Students Holtom Fisher (e-book)
• Technical Writing What It Is and How to Do It
  Julie M. Zeleznik (e-book) includes a chapter
  on visual aids

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• Writing Manuals / Citation Guides (cont.)
• A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and
  Dissertations (Turabian Manual) 6th ed., Kate L.
  TurabianRef Desk LB 2369 .T8 1996
• The Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed. (2003)Ref
  Desk Z 253 .C 57
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association (APA Manual) 5th ed.Ref Desk BF 76.7
  .P 83 2001

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• Online Citation Style Resources
• Articles and Tutorials on Technical
  Writinghttp//www.klariti.com/technical-writing/i
  ndex.shtml
• Writing Technical Articleshttp//www.cs.columbia.
  edu/hgs/etc/writing-style.html
• Technical Writing A Short Course by Nancy
  Halliganhttp//www.technical-writing-course.com/
• Citing Your Sources by Wright State University
  http//www.libraries.wright.edu/quicklinks/referen
  ce/citing.html
• Citation Styles by the University of Delaware
  Library http//www2.lib.udel.edu/ref/virtref/cite
  .htm
• Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism by Duke
  University http//www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citin
  g.htm
• Sources Their Use and Acknowledgement by
  Dartmouth College http//www.dartmouth.edu/sourc
  es/index.html

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• Computer Science LiaisonCarol Oshelcarol.oshel_at_u
  tdallas.edu972-883-2627
• Engineering LiaisonMatt Makowkamattmm_at_utdallas.e
  du972-883-6773
• Locate this presentation on Matt Makowkas Web
  site under Class Presentationshttp//www.utda
  llas.edu/mmm018800/