Self-Study Guide
Avoiding Errors of Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage
Commonly Made in Engineering and Science
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Acknowledgments

This self-study guide was made possible by funds provided by the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Providing technical assistance on the films is the Office of Digital Learning, which is also in the College of Engineering at Penn State. 

Role	Name	Department	Institution
Faculty Editor	Professor Michael Alley	College of Engineering	Penn State
Film Editor	Casey Fenton	Office of Digital Learning	Penn State
Film Editor	Elaine Whitmer	Office of Digital Learning	Penn State
Student Editor, 2022	Olivia Brencovich	Mechanical Engineering	Penn State
Website Editor, 2022	Marissa Beighley	Computer Science	Penn State

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​References

1. Peg Tyre, "The Writing Revolution," The Atlantic Monthly (October 2012), pp. 99-100.
2. Catherine Walker, "Time to Stop Avoiding Grammar Rules," The Guardian (September 2012).
3. Tessa Schlesinger, "Why Grammar Matters," Owlcation (7 September 2017). 
4. Michael Alley, The Craft of Scientific Writing, 4th ed. (New York: Springer, 2018), Appendices A, B, and C.
5. Cheryl Glenn and Loretta Gray, The Writer's Harbrace Handbook, 5th ed. (Boston: Cengage Learning, 2012).
6. William A. Sabin, The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting, 11th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010).
7. ​Theodore Bernstein, The Careful Writer, 2nd ed. (New York: Free Press, 1995).

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