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OverviewTechnical Writing: Principles, Strategies and Readings offers a flexible combination of instructional chapters and readings that reflect today's technical writing classroom. The fifteen instructional chapters offer a comprehensive introduction to technical communication, while articles from professional journals and Web sites—which comprise about one-fourth of the text—offer insight and advice on specific communication topics, including writing for the Web. Each concise, self-contained instructional unit includes extended models and exercises which can be used in class or for collaborative or homework assignments. Students who study technical writing as part of their career preparation in science, business, engineering, social services and technical fields will find this text particularly useful. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Diana ReepPublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Pearson Edition: 8th edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 1.00cm Weight: 0.816kg ISBN: 9780205721504ISBN 10: 0205721508 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 22 November 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsPART 1: Technical Writing: Ways of Writing 1 Technical Writing on the Job 2 Collaboration and Ethics 3 Audience 4 Organization 5 Revision and Style 6 Document Design 7 Writing for the Web 8 Definition 9 Description 10 Instructions, Procedures, and Process Explanations 11 Formal Report Elements 12 Short and Long Reports 13 Types of Reports 14 Letters, Memos, and Email 15 Career Communication and Workplace Strategies 16 Oral Presentations PART 2: Technical Writing: Advice from the Workplace Appendix: Guidelines for Grammar, Punctuation, and MechanicsReviewsAuthor InformationA former Department Chair, and Full Professor of the English Department at the University of Akron, Dr. Diana Reep is on the Editorial Review Board of the _ Journal of Business Communication_, and specializes in business and technical communication and film studies. She is the author of several publications, including _ The Educator's Writing Handbook_ and _ Business and Technical Writing: An Annotated Bibliography of Books from 1880-1980_. Her books of literary criticism are _ Margaret Deland and the Rescue and Romance_. She has also published a novel and numerous articles on television and gender roles, soap operas, the saloon in western films, Anne Rice's _ Interview with the Vampire_, and issues of business and technical communication. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |