Overview
The most engaging, relatable, and practical text available for students in the technical disciplines learning how to communicate effectively.Writing in the Technical Fields is a concise guide to the practical elements of technical writing. Using clear, straightforward language and easy-to-follow principles, this third edition teaches students how to approach a wide range of fundamental concepts - including planning and editing documents, ethics in technical fields, and delivering engaging presentations - and helps them develop the skills and confidence they need to be effective technical writers and communicators.
Full Product Details
Author: Thorsten Ewald (Instructor, Instructor, British Columbia Institute of Technology)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Canada
Imprint: Oxford University Press, Canada
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.90cm
, Height: 12.00cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.532kg
ISBN: 9780199036851
ISBN 10: 0199036853
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 02 April 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
This book is comprehensive, yet concise. The tone is accessible, creating a feeling that the book is genuinely working to meet the needs of students and instructors. The book provides a wealth of sample documents from the workplace. * Gefen Bar-On Santor, University of Ottawa * With his approachable tone, practical and concise advice for writing and formatting, and extensive real-world examples of communication in action, Thorsten Ewald has crafted a text that aspiring practitioners in the technical fields are sure to find useful and engaging. * James Ross, Dalhousie University *
"""With his approachable tone, practical and concise advice for writing and formatting, and extensive real-world examples of communication in action, Thorsten Ewald has crafted a text that aspiring practitioners in the technical fields are sure to find useful and engaging."" --James Ross, Dalhousie University ""This book is comprehensive, yet concise. The tone is accessible, creating a feeling that the book is genuinely working to meet the needs of students and instructors. The book provides a wealth of sample documents from the workplace."" --Gefen Bar-On Santor, University of Ottawa"
Author Information
Thorsten Ewald holds a Master's degree in Literature and Rhetoric and, in addition to having worked as a technical writer documenting electromechanical systems and writing business plans and annual reports, he has taught at the British Columbia Institute of Technology for 17 years. Ewald continues to teach technical communications full-time at BCIT but also works in the field doing corporate communications training.
