The College of Business and Economics
Business Communication Resources

 
COBE Writing Styles Guide
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Sample APA Style Research Paper
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BSU Writing Center
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BSU Career Center
  Employment Communication Resources
Information on application letters, resumes, and interviews
 
Other Academic Resources:
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  APA Style Tips
Style and citation tips
  Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Information on grammar, style, technical writing, citation/documentation (APA & MLA), employment writing
  Oregon State University's Business Writing Help
Information on grammar, style, formats, presentations
 
Technical Writing Resources
  2005 IEEE Standards Style Manual
Preferred editorial style for the preparation of proposed IEEE standards
  Society for Technical Communication
STC is dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication
  Online Technical Writing Resources
Hosted by the University of Massachusetts Office of Information Technology
  A Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
Published by NASA, a useful guide to scientific writing and editing
 
General Style Guides, Dictionaries, Thesauri
  American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. 2000.
Information on grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms
  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993.
Information on grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms
  American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed. 2000.
  Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary & Thesaurus
  Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, 3rd ed. 1995  
   
Faculty Resources
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  ~ this page last reviewed 08/28/2007 by pPline