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Technical writing -DSST - sham - 10-21-2009
My next target is technical writing....i have never taken DSST exam...
Any free practice test available?? I check peterson it is not available....
Which book u used to study for this exam??
Is this exam difficult?
The test contains how many question in how many minutes/ hours?
Thanx in advance....
Technical writing -DSST - sbdolphino - 10-21-2009
I am also studying for this exam. As far as I know, there is no free practice exam. The getcollegecredit.com website has one you can download for $5 but I've heard it's not worth the time or money...
I'm using The Elements of Technical Writing by Gary Blake and Robert W. Bly, but I've heard that The Handbook of Technical Writing by Brusaw, Aldred, and Oliu is also excellent.
Rumor has it that this is an easy test especially if you have corporate experience, but also easy with just a few hours of studying.
And there are 101 questions that have to be answered in 2 hours. One of those questions is an optional essay question, so check with your institution to see if it is required.
Good luck, and next time, instead of starting a new thread, use the search feature to see if there is an existing thread on the topic you're wanting information about.
Technical writing -DSST - erikadawn2006 - 10-21-2009
I justtook this test yesterday,I borrowed a tech writing boook from my friend at school. I printed upthe list from topics on i/c specific exam feed back, I studied for 1 day and I passed. Just look on the feed back for this test.
Technical writing -DSST - jackzack87 - 10-21-2009
Im studying for this test as well - I have a tech handwriting book from the library (Elements of Tech writing), but from all I hear common sense and some business backround gets you mostly there on this test. Get a good handbook, but I don't think there is much you can really "study for"....
Technical writing -DSST - martialartist - 10-21-2009
I'm curious to know if this will fulfill the english requirement for Excelsior.
Technical writing -DSST - MISin08 - 10-21-2009
I'm 99.8% sure that's a no.
Technical writing -DSST - Mechanix26 - 10-21-2009
And I'm 100% sure it doesn't. It counts as humanities credit.
Technical writing -DSST - sham - 10-22-2009
It counts as humanities credit for sure..I am taking technical writing to fulfill the Humanities requirements.
Technical writing -DSST - jackzack87 - 10-22-2009
sham Wrote:It counts as humanities credit for sure..I am taking technical writing to fulfill the Humanities requirements.
Same here. It's no good for English...nice for humanities
Technical writing -DSST - sham - 10-23-2009
my nearest test center has only paper based.....will it have optional essay question?