The guides on this wiki are not complete. Textbooks usually demonstrate good technical writing especially if they are produced by a reputable publisher. They also provide illustrations of the use of descriptive devices, etc.
Below is a list of other books and Internet resources, specifically designed to assist in writing essays and reports.
Finally, there will be specific aspects of your project reports that only your supervisor can advise you on. It is important that you discuss an outline of the reports with your supervisor before you begin to write up.
Cardiff University, Writing at Postgraduate Taught Level [accessed March 2023].
Online writing tutorials for postgraduate taught students, but also relevant to undergraduate projects.
Creme, P, Lea, MR. Writing at University: A Guide for Students. 3rd edition. Open Unniversity Press, 2008.
Contains help for all aspects of writing while at university.
Duprė, L. Bugs in Writing: Guide to Debugging your Prose. 2nd edition. Addison-Welsey, 1998.
Contains tips in small, individual chapters to improve your writing; a good reference book.
Fry, R. Improve Your Writing. 5th edition. Delmar Cengage Learning, 2004.
This is a guide for students producing a written project. Easy to read, full of handy hints, and guides you through the whole process from carrying out research for your report through to producing the final draft.
Strunk Jr, W, White, EB. The Elements of Style. WP Humphrey, Ithaca, NY, 1918. https://www.crockford.com/style.html [accessed March 2023].
Excellent guide to good use of English, a classic reference book, meanwhile updated and republished many times.
Zobel, J. Writing for Computer Science. Springer, 2014. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4471-6639-9.
Extensive guide on writing and presentations, specifically aimed at computer science work.
Document Foundation, The. LibreOffice Documentation. http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ [accessed March 2023].
LaTeX Project Team. LaTeX - A document preparation system. http://www.latex-project.org/ [accessed March 2023].
Oracle. The OpenOffice.org Documentation Project. http://documentation.openoffice.org/ [accessed March 2023].
Overleaf. https://www.overleaf.com [accessed March 2023]. (subscription available via your Cardiff Uni e-mail/account)
Word MVPs. The Word MVP Site. http://word.mvps.org/ [accessed March 2023].