Writing Guidelines

Developed by Michael Alley at Penn State, this website contains guidelines and samples for a variety of common documents used by engineering and science students.

LabWrite

A very effective NSF-funded site developed at North Carolina State University to walk students through the process of writing lab reports.

Calibrated Peer Review

A web-based resource to support writing assignments in large and small classes through effective peer review.

BioTAP

The Biological Thesis Assessment Protocol (BioTAP), developed by Julie Reynolds, is a teaching and assessment tool developed at Duke University to support students in developing undergraduate research and capstone project reports.

Engineering Communication

A detailed, online handbook for writing in the sciences and engineering at the University of Toronto.

Integrated Design Engineering Assessment and Learning Systme (IDEALS)

Transferrable course materials from Washington State University for communication assignments that may be integrated into engineering courses.

Assertion Evidence Approach

Guidelines and examples from Penn State's Leonhard Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education for becoming an effective presenter in engineering and the sciences.

Engineering Words

A site for student engineering writing from Cornell University including a range of samples and guidelines.

Principles in Science Writing

Guidelines for writing scientific journal articles developed by SciText Cambridge.

WPA Assessment Gallery

Models of writing assessment from a range of institutions collected by the Council of Writing Program Administrators.

Assessment Rubrics

Rubrics for assessing writing developed by faculty at George Mason University.