Technical Communication: A Design-Centric Approach is a comprehensive textbook for introductory courses in technical communication and professional writing. Technical Communication takes a design approach to foundational and emergent technical communication skills such as document design, job applications and interviews, workplace collaboration, and report writing, providing students with practical guidance on matters of ethics, style, and problem solving in a range of professional and organizational contexts. This is a core textbook suitable for undergraduate courses in technical and professional communication. The book is supplemented by an innovative website featuring interactive simulations of various real-world technical communication challenges. Visit https: //microcore.byu.edu/.
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Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communication, this collection is also a compact and convenient resource for practicing professionals and academics new to the field.
Get a jump on writing in a professional setting as Technical Communication delivers clear, practical advice and real-world examples to ease you through the transition of college writing to workplace writing.
All descriptions of and instructions for creating technical documents are accompanied by clear, annotated model documents. In addition, graphic illustrations appear throughout the book to make abstract concepts easy to understand.
The book is structured in four parts, offering an overview of the field, situating it historically and culturally, reviewing various theoretical approaches to technical communication, and examining how the field can be advanced by drawing ...
This practical text offers a research-based account of the technical communication profession and its practice, outlining emergent touchpoints of this fast-changing field while highlighting its diversity.
The first of its kind, this book demonstrates the exciting possibilities of using comics in technical communication.
Known for its treatment of the rhetorical situation and coverage of usefulness and persuasion, this edition renews the focus on the reader-centered approach and includes new learning outcomes at the start of each chapter to help students ...
This is a core textbook suitable for undergraduate courses in technical and professional communication.
The essays in this volume provide theoretical and applied discussions about the teaching of this diverse subject, including relevant pedagogical approaches, how to apply practical aspects of PTC theory, and how to design assignments.