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Technical communication / Rebecca E. Burnett.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1997.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxviii, 738 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 053451605X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • T11 .B86 1997
Contents:
Part I. Understanding the Communicator's Work -- 1. Considering Communication -- Importance of Effective Communication -- Defining Technical Communication -- Contexts for Constructing Meaning -- Texts That Communicate -- Communicators -- End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators -- Individual and Collaborative Assignments -- Intertext: Technical Writers Are in Demand: Do You Have the Right Stuff? -- 2. Writing: Processes and Production -- Inventing and Exploring -- Planning and Organizing -- Drafting -- Revising -- Editing -- Differences Between Writing Processes -- End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators -- Individual and Collaborative Assignments -- Intertext: Care and Feeding of the Organizational Grapevine -- 3. Writing for Readers -- Identifying Purposes -- Identifying Readers -- Analyzing Readers -- Adjusting to Readers -- End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators -- Practicum: Iowa Public Television (IPTV) -- Individual and Collaborative Assignments -- Intertext: Baby Blues -- 4. Reading Technical Documents -- Identifying Purposes -- Reading-Writing Relationships -- Strategies for Effective Reading -- End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators -- Individual and Collaborative Assignments -- Intertext: Sold on the Simplicity of Web Sites: Companies Are Getting Back to Basics with Web Designs That Enable Users to Find What They Need -- 5. Collaboration in Workplace Communication -- Reasons for Collaboration -- Types of Collaboration -- Being a Good Collaborator -- Negotiating Conflicts -- End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators -- Individual and Collaborative Assignments -- Intertext: The Rage for Global Teams -- Part II. Developing the Communicator's Tools -- 6. Locating and Recording Information -- Locating Primary and Secondary Sources.
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Includes index

Part I. Understanding the Communicator's Work --
1. Considering Communication --
Importance of Effective Communication --
Defining Technical Communication --
Contexts for Constructing Meaning --
Texts That Communicate --
Communicators --
End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators --
Individual and Collaborative Assignments --
Intertext: Technical Writers Are in Demand: Do You Have the Right Stuff? --
2. Writing: Processes and Production --
Inventing and Exploring --
Planning and Organizing --
Drafting --
Revising --
Editing --
Differences Between Writing Processes --
End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators --
Individual and Collaborative Assignments --
Intertext: Care and Feeding of the Organizational Grapevine --
3. Writing for Readers --
Identifying Purposes --
Identifying Readers --
Analyzing Readers --
Adjusting to Readers --
End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators --
Practicum: Iowa Public Television (IPTV) --
Individual and Collaborative Assignments --
Intertext: Baby Blues --
4. Reading Technical Documents --
Identifying Purposes --
Reading-Writing Relationships --
Strategies for Effective Reading --
End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators --
Individual and Collaborative Assignments --
Intertext: Sold on the Simplicity of Web Sites: Companies Are Getting Back to Basics with Web Designs That Enable Users to Find What They Need --
5. Collaboration in Workplace Communication --
Reasons for Collaboration --
Types of Collaboration --
Being a Good Collaborator --
Negotiating Conflicts --
End-of-Chapter Recommendations for Technical Communicators --
Individual and Collaborative Assignments --
Intertext: The Rage for Global Teams --
Part II. Developing the Communicator's Tools --
6. Locating and Recording Information --
Locating Primary and Secondary Sources.

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