Technical Communication
Edition: 14th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 736
ISBN-13: 9780134118499
Copyright date: 2017
Description: For courses in Technical Communication.

This package includes MyWritingLab™.

Comprehensive, user-friendly instruction in workplace writing, technical communication, business writing

Today’s employees are tasked with writing documents such as emails, memos, letters, and informal reports, as well as more complex forms of communications such as formal reports, proposals, web pages, and presentations. Technical Communication, Fourteenth Edition builds upon the authority of the previous editions by clearly guiding students to write documents persuasively, effectively, and with an eye towards technological innovations and global communications. It incorporates the interpersonal, logical, ethical, and cultural demands of these different forms of workplace communications and provides students with the necessary skills to navigate these nuisances. Building on research and writing skills and touching on the importance of ethics, the authors prepare students for technical writing in any field. 

Personalize learning with MyWritingLab™

MyWritingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. In addition to the full eText, activities directly from the text are available within MyWritingLab. These include the written assignments, readings from the text, review exercises and more.
Notes: Available with MyWritingLab
Table of contents: title: I: COMMUNICATING IN THE WORKPLACE; title: 1. Introduction to Technical Communication; title: 2. Meeting the Needs of Specific Audiences; title: 3. Persuading Your Audience; title: 4. Weighing the Ethical Issues; title: 5. Teamwork and Global Considerations; title: 6. An Overview of the Technical Writing Process; title: II. THE RESEARCH PROCESS; title: 7. Thinking Critically About the Research Process; title: 8. Evaluating and Interpreting Information; title: 9. Summarizing Research Findings and Other Information; title: III. ORGANIZATION, STYLE, AND VISUAL DESIGN; title: 10. Organizing for Readers; title: 11. Editing for a Professional Style and Tone; title: 12. Designing Visual information; title: 13. Designing Pages and Document; title: IV. SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS AND APPLICATIONS; title: 14. Email and Text Messages; title: 15. Workplace Memos and Letters; title: 16. Resumes and other Job Search Materials; title: 17. Technical Definitions; title: 18. Technical Descriptions, Specifications, and Marketing Materials; title: 19. Instructions and Procedures; title: 20. Informal Reports; title: 21. Formal Analytical Reports; title: 22. Proposals; title: 23. Oral Presentations and Video Conferencing; title: 24. Blogs, Wikis, and Web Pages; title: 25. Social Media; title: V. RESOURCES FOR TECHNICAL WRITERS; title: A Quick Guide to Documentation; title: A Quick Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics