Practical Strategies for Technical Communication
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Ideal for students taking Technical Communication, Professional Writing or Professional Communication courses, as well as Writing for Engineers, or Business Writing/Communication courses.
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Stuart A. Selber is Associate Professor of English at Penn State and Director of The Penn State Digital English Studio. He is a past president and Fellow of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, a past president of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication, and a past chair of the CCCC Committee on Technical Communication. Selber is the author of Multiliteracies for a Digital Age, co-editor of Central Works in Technical Communication and Solving Problems in Technical Communication, and editor of Rhetorics and Technologies: New Directions in Writing and Communication and Computers and Technical Communication: Pedagogical and Programmatic Perspectives. He has received several national awards for outstanding research publications.
Content
Part 1 Working in the Technical-Communication Environment.- 1 Introduction to Technical Communication.- 2 Understanding Ethical and Legal Obligations.- 3 Writing Collaboratively.- Part 2 Planning and Drafting the Document.- 4 Analyzing Your Audience and Purpose.- 5 Researching Your Subject.- 6 Writing for Your Readers.- Part 3 Designing User-Friendly Documents and Websites.- 7 Designing Print and Online Documents.- 8 Creating Graphics.- Part 4 Learning Important Applications.- 9 Writing Correspondence.- 10 Writing Job-Application Materials.- 11 Writing Proposals.- 12 Writing Informational Reports.- 13 Writing Recommendation Reports.- 14 Writing Definitions, Descriptions, and Instructions.- 15 Making Oral Presentations.- APPENDIX Reference Handbook.- A Documenting Your Sources.- B Editing and Proofreading Your Documents.- References.- Index.