Higher Ed. and Vocational >> Engineering and Computer Science >> Core Engineering >> Technical Communication


Technical Communication: A Practical Approach, 6/e

Technical Communication: A Practical Approach, 6/e

Author(s):
  • William Sanborn Pfeiffer
  • Padmaja
    • Author: William Sanborn Pfeiffer
    • ISBN:9788131700884
    • Price: Rs. 540.00
    • Pages:708
    • Imprint:Pearson Education
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available


    Free Shipping by VRVBookshop
    Ratings:

    Technical Communication: A Practical Approach 6e emphasizes one simple principle: you learn to write best by doing as much writing as possible. This book engages students by having them write early (starting in Chapter 1) and provides students with consistent, easy-to-follow guidelines for writing all types of technical documents. With a new chapter “Web Pages and Writing for the Web” (Chapter 11) and attention to global communication and ethics, Technical Communication: A Practical Approach 6e continues to provide students with a relevant, contemporary and authoritative introduction to the dynamic field of technical communication that prepares them for on-the-job writing.

    Table of Content

    1. Process in Technical Communication
    2. McDuff, Inc.: Ethics and Globalism in the Workplace
    3. Organizing Information
    4. Page Design
    5. Patterns of Organization
    6. Process Descriptions and Instructions
    7. Letters, Memos, and Electronic Communication
    8. Informal Reports
    9. Formal Reports
    10. Proposals and Feasibility Studies
    11. Web Pages and Writing for the Web
    12. Graphics
    13. Oral Communication
    14. Technical Research
    15. The Job Search
    16. Style in Technical Writing

    Salient Features

    • NEW– “Web Pages & Writing for the Web” (Chapter 11) contributed by an expert in web page design and web communication that provides students with expanded and authoritative coverage of communicating effectively on the Web.
    • NEW–
      • “Learning Portfolio” sections at the end of each chapter
    • “Communication Challenges”: Case studies that ask students to resolve communication problems
    • “Collaboration at Work”: Group projects that help students learn to work in teams
    • Assignments: Including ethics & international assignments and new “A.C.T. N.O.W.: Applying Communication to Nurture Our World” assignments
    • Annotated writing models: Numerous professional examples of technical documents that provide students with a variety of opportunities to build their communication skills.