Favoring active sentences over passive ones is probably the most repeated advice regarding clarity and concision. An active sentence is one where the subject is the source of the action. Conversely, a ...

The DePauw University Style Guide provides writing style standards for publications created for DePauw’s external audiences. Also included are examples of correct grammar and forms about which people ...

This guide is intended to provide some guidance to help you in submitting a successful portfolio to either place into 102 (placement portfolio) or obtain credit-by-exam (CBE) for 102. While there are ...

Writing for the web in 2026 is all about being smart and getting results. It’s not just about putting words on a page anymore. We need to think about how people find us, what they’re looking for, and ...

The Technical writing requirement can be met by completion of a scholarly publication as defined by the following three options: Science-based paper accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal ...

A Group Facilitator is a member of the writing group who takes on a leadership role to help the group stay organized, focused, and productive. They coordinate meetings, guide discussions, support ...

Fundamentally, agile user stories are short, simple tools to document a single action or intention desired by the targeted user to achieve a goal. The simplest user stories have a format, “As a user ...