Make the leap from writing in college to writing in a variety of workplace settings and contexts with Technical Communication. Practical advice and real-world examples let you practice with the kinds of writing processes and products you'll encounter on the job.
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 ...
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.
Laying the conceptual groundwork. Oppression -- Justice -- Rearticulating the 3Ps. Positionality -- Privilege -- Power -- Building coalitions. Coalitional action -- Critiques and responses -- Afterword.
If you are preparing technical communication resources that will be accessed and used online, this chapter offers a few guidelines to ensure that your online materials are useful to and usable by your readers.
Hart-Davidson, B., Cushman, E., Grabill, J., DeVoss, D. N., & Porter ... In Beth L. Hewett & Kevin Eric DePew (Eds.), Foundational practices of online writing instruction (pp. 33–92). Fort Collins, CO: WAC Clearinghouse.
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 ...