CSCE 970: Tips on Presenting Technical Material

``Research Issues in Distributed Systems'' from Steve Goddard's CSCE 855 Class

While not completely relevant to CSCE 970, gives excellent tips on thinking critically, presenting technical material, performing experiments, and interpreting results.

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Also see his Generic Paper Outline. Again, not all this material is directly relevant to your CSCE 970 homeworks and projects, but the format is very useful.

Mathematical Writing by Donald E. Knuth Technical Report 1193, Stanford University Computer Science Department, 1988. Reprinted with corrections by the Mathematical Association of America.

Come see me to borrow the book (checked out from the UNL library) or the TR.

Slides from ``How to Give a Good Research Talk'' by Sally A. Goldman, Washington University Dept. of Computer Science, 1997.

Come see me for an explanation of the slides' contents if you do not understand certain parts.

Other books on writing, but not specific to technical writing, include

The Chicago Manual of Style : The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (14th Edition) by John Grossman. Univ. of Chicago Press, 1993

Elements of Style (3rd Edition) by Strunk and White. Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 1995

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (6th Edition) by William Zinsser. Harper Reference, 1998

If you know of any other references on writing and presenting well, notify me and I'll list them here.

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