I have finished grading all the work for the course and submitted course grades in HokieSpa. As a reminder, I use Virginia Tech’s default grade scale (no rounding). Thank you so much for your work this term.

Unsubscribing from the Course Website and Twitter Updates

If you subscribed to the course website at the beginning of the term, you probably want to unsubscribe now. Look for an unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email message that you get from the course website.

If you were following the course Twitter account (@HokieTengrrl), just go the the page in Twitter and click the Unfollow button.

Welcome to the Winter 2016 session of Technical Writing. The course begins on Sunday, December 27, 2015.

To prepare for the course, please do these things:

1. Buy the book immediately. If you want the physical copy, you need to order it today so that you have it when the course starts. The ebook version is fine as well.

• Markel, Mike. Practical Strategies for Technical Communication. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2013.
  • Bedford e-Book to Go for Practical Strategies for Technical Communication
  • Amazon paperback to buy or rent
  • Barnes and Noble paperback to buy or rent

2. Note that I am still working on the course website and our Canvas site. I will send an email announcement when all the assignments and other materials are ready.