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Here is my list of books:

1.Technical Writing Process by Kieran Morgan. This book is about a five-step approach to creation of almost any piece of technical documentation such as a user guide, manual or procedure. It’s suitable for a wide range of audiences: aspiring technical writers and students of technical writing, non-writers who find themselves assigned with the task of creating technical documentation, established writers who want to bring more structure to their work, and anyone managing a documentation project.

2.Technical Writer Career Guide by ClickHelp.

Whether you only consider becoming a technical writer and not sure where to start, or already have a job and looking for ideas and inspiration to develop further in this direction, you might want to scan through it.

This ebook covers a wide range of questions, from the history of technical writing taking its roots in antiquity (yes, it’s that old!) to technical writing skills, modern tools, workflows and documentation design.

3. The Insider’s Guide to Technical Writing by Krista Van Laan

Whether you’re thinking of becoming a technical writer, just starting out, or you’ve been working for a while and feel the need to take your skills to the next level, The Insider’s Guide to Technical Writing can help you build a successful career in technical communication.

4.Managing Your Documentation Projects by JoAnn T. Hackos

The book devoted exclusively to technical publication project management, managing your documentation projects, arms you with proven strategies and techniques for producing high-quality, extremely usable documentation, while cutting cost and time-to-market.

5. Technical Communication, 9th edition by Mike Markel.

Known for his student-friendly voice and eye for technology trends, Mike Markel addresses the realities of the digital workplace through fresh samples and cases, practical writing advice, and a companion Web site — TechComm Web — that continues to set the standard with content developed and maintained by the author.

6.Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice.

7.Technical Writing for Dummies by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts.

It shows you step–by–step how to research and organize information for your documents, plan your project in a technical brief, work collaboratively with your reviewers etc.

Courses:

1.Oregon State University

This technical writing course will give you an overview of the genre and prepare you to produce instructive, informational, and persuasive documents based on well-defined and achievable outcomes.

2.Communicaid

Communicaid’s Technical Writing course will provide you with practical frameworks and skills necessary to translate highly complex subjects into reader friendly accessible documents. Attending a Technical Writing course will give you the knowledge and skills to produce technical documents that get read — and understood.

3. Coursera

Every course on Coursera is taught by top instructors from the world’s best universities and educational institutions. Courses include recorded video lectures, auto-graded and peer-reviewed assignments, and community discussion forums. When you complete a course, you’ll receive a shareable electronic Course Certificate.

4.Society for Technical Communication

The Society for Technical Communication is the world’s largest and oldest professional association dedicated to the advancement of the field of technical communication. The Society’s members span the field of the technical communication profession from students and academics to practitioners and managers.

5. Udemy

This course is aimed at the beginners. In this course, you will learn the principles of technical writing, how to create a document template, and how to write your first User Guide.

The students are required to have Windows PC machines and Office 2007 or 2010 (Word and Excel). Everything else is included in the course. The students do not need to buy any other books, videos, etc. to follow the course.

6.Emphasis

This comprehensive course will help your team communicate their messages clearly, concisely and effectively. “We’ll train them to put their conclusions up front, not buried in supporting detail. And we’ll show them how to make their recommendations clear for their intended audience. Above all, we’ll build their confidence and pride in their writing”.

7. TechWriter-Certification

Dr. John Reid and Dr. Kenneth Rainey originally developed online technical writing courses that were taught at their respective institutions in Georgia. They were borne out of credit side programs offered at Southern Polytechnic State University and non-credit courses through Kennesaw State University. From these efforts, Dr. Reid and Dr. Rainey developed additional courses of study, with the same rigor but targeted to the workforce. These formed the backbone of the now, well-established technical writing programs that have followed.