Technical Writing: A Practical Approach (5th Edition) - Softcover

Pfeiffer, William S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130938912 ISBN 13: 9780130938916

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2002

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Publisher

Unique in approach, this introduction to technical writing immerses students in a running case study of situations and projects in a fictitious company that is much like an actual potential employer of college graduates. The text offers clear guidelines for all documents, annotated writing models, realistic assignments, and a writing handbook all in one -- allowing students to place themselves into professional roles and to respond to real-world technical problems, even if their own experience is limited.

From the Back Cover

Pfeiffer's Technical Writing: A Practical Approach, Fifth Edition, continues to set the standard with these important and practical features:

• Focus on both the writing process and the writing product
• A simple "ABC" pattern for organizing all types of documents
• A fictional company—McDuff, Inc.—that gives students a working world context for writing models and assignments
• Easy-to-use, numbered guidelines for writing documents
• Annotated writing models conveniently grouped at the ends of chapters
• "Communication Challenge" case studies at the end of all 15 chapters
• Alphabetized writing "Handbook" for quick reference
• Ethics assignments in every chapter
• Coverage of international communication

The fifth edition includes these NEW features:

• New "Collaboration at Work" exercises open every chapter and provide easy-to-use group exercises to get students involved in the chapter content.
• "International Communication" assignments in every chapter require students to use information from the chapter to solve a problem related to communicating across cultures and nations.
• New material on web site design introduces students to issues of design, construction, use, and evaluation (Appendix B).
• Expanded coverage of email in Chapter 7 addresses the increased emphasis on email in the workplace.
• Chapter 13 has been significantly revised again to address the rapid changes in Internet research and databases.

Access the Pfeiffer web site by pointing at www.prenhall.com/pfeiffer. Here you will find additional resources to aid you in learning and applying the information from the book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0130938912
• ISBN 13: 9780130938916
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 736