Supplies students should provide:

Students are expected to maintain current backups of their files. Students can use media in any of the following formats:

• Mac or PC formatted floppy
• CD-R or CD-RW (ISO 9660 formatted)
• DVD-R

Students should also upgrade their home PC's with this plug-in for their web browser:

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html
(Acrobat reader)

Recommended supplemental reading:

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/
NY Times technology writer David Pogue's blog

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

http://www.melaniespiller.com/ArticleIndex.htm
Articles about technical writing by Melanie Spiller
Melanie Spiller's Writing Blog

Technical Writing made easier
by Bernhard Spuida

Important Links:

http://www.grants.gov/search/category.do
The main page for research grant opportunities with the Federal government, by category