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Technical Communication Mike Markel

Technical Communication By Mike Markel

Technical Communication by Mike Markel


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Technical Communication prepares students to make the leap from writing in college to writing in a variety of workplace settings and contexts.

Technical Communication Summary

Technical Communication by Mike Markel

Technical Communication prepares students to make the leap from writing in college to writing in a variety of workplace settings and contexts. Full of clear, practical advice and real-world examples from a range of sources, the text gives students practice with the kinds of writing processes and products they'll encounter on the job. The new edition shines a light on the challenges of writing in a variety of contexts across a variety of media and continues to provide thorough guidance with new examples that prepare students to become effective, responsible communicators in a technologically saturated world.

About Mike Markel

Mike Markel was director of technical communication at Boise State University. The former editor of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, he is the author of numerous articles and six books about technical communication, including Ethics and Technical Communication: A Critique and Synthesis. 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. He has written several books and papers and has received several national awards for outstanding research publications.

Table of Contents

Preface for Instructors.- Introduction for Writers.- Part 1 Understanding the Technical Communication Environment.- 1 Introduction to Technical Communication.- 2 Understanding Ethical and Legal Considerations.- 3 Writing Technical Documents.- 4 Writing Collaboratively.- Part 2 Planning the Document.- 5 Analyzing Your Audience and Purpose.- 6 Researching Your Subject.- 7 Organizing Your Information.- Part 3 Developing and Testing the Verbal and Visual Information.- 8 Communicating Persuasively.- 9 Emphasizing Important Information.- 10 Writing Correct and Effective Sentences.- 11 Designing Print and Online Documents.- 12 Creating Graphics.- 13 Evaluating and Testing Technical Documents.- Part 4 Learning Important Applications.- 14 Corresponding in Print and Online.- 15 Applying for a Job.- 16 Writing Proposals.- 17 Writing Informational Reports.- 18 Writing Recommendation Reports.- 19 Writing Lab Reports.- 20 Writing Definitions, Descriptions, and Instructions.- 21 Making Oral Presentations.- APPENDIX Reference Handbook.- Selected Bibliography.- References.- Index.- Index of Selected Features.

Additional information

NGR9781319383640
9781319383640
1319383645
Technical Communication by Mike Markel
New
Paperback
Macmillan Learning
2020-09-11
N/A
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