Burnett emphasizes the importance of the process of creating a technical document, including time management and the role of collaboration. The text also stresses visuals and document design. Its comprehensive coverage details the forms of technical writing and the rhetorical process.
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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.
Make the leap from writing in college to writing in a variety of workplace settings and contexts with Technical Communication.
This is the first scholarly monograph marking the social justice turn in technical and professional communication (TPC).
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 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 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 ...
At the same time, we are seeing remarkable growth in jobs devoted to these other content-centric skills. This book provides a roadmap including best practices, pedagogies for teaching, and implications for research in these areas.
This practical volume provides a thorough introduction to conducting and critically reading research in technical communication, complete with exemplars of research articles for study.
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.