Thousands of students have successfully improved their writing and design skills using Anderson's TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION: A READER-CENTERED APPROACH. 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 gain more from their reading. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
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 ...
INCORRECT In 1992 , McKay and his coauthors argued that the atmosphere of Mars was salmon pink . CORRECT In 1992 , McKay and his coauthors argued that the atmosphere of Mars is salmon pink . Although the argument was made in the ...
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 covers the entire spectrum of learning required by a technical professional to effectively communicate the technicalities of his subject to other technocrats or to a non-technical person at their proper levels.
Writing Follow-up Letters or E-mails After an Interview Job boards on the Internet can help you prepare for a job ... Dear Mr. Weaver: Thank you for taking the time yesterday to show me your facilities and to introduce me to your ...
There is so much overlap between content strategy and technical communication that we have also provided an appendix in the form of a glossary, which contains more content strategy terms that we think are essential for a technical ...
Researching a Common Ground: Exploring the Space Where Academic and Workplace Cultures Meet A M. B Eastern Michigan University Some recent research by professional writing scholars points to differences between ...
2.0.3 THE PROTOTYPE PROBLEM The Federal Building at Foley Square in New York City is a forty-story bronze and glass tower personifying the U.S. government. It was built and is operated and maintained by the General Services ...
Kostelnick, C., & Roberts, D.D. (1998). Designing visual language: Strategiesforprofessional ... Guidelines for Web data collection: Understanding and interacting with your users. Technical Communication 47, 397–410. Teich, T ...
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.