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Overview
This book offers an easy-to-use approach towards learning the fundamentals of technical writing. The author's writing style is user-friendly, and engages the reader by providing a comprehensive overview of current topics in technical writing. Chapter topics cover process in technical writing; ethics and globalism in the workplace; organizing information; page design; patterns of organization; process descriptions and instructions; letters, memos, and electronic communication; informal reports; formal reports; proposals and feasibility studies; graphics; oral communication; technical research; and style in technical writing. For professionals in the technical writing field.Editorials
From The Critics
This textbook for a course in technical writing addresses the many types of professional writing that can be required in both business and industry. After initial chapters that discuss the planning, drafting, and editing process, the bulk of the book provides guidance for writing the most common types of documents. Example documents generated for a fictitious company follow each chapter. The fifth edition adds an appendix on web design. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, ORBook Details
Published
June 1, 1999
Publisher
Upper Saddler River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2000.
Pages
652
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780130213723