Technical Communication : A Reader-Centered Approach - Softcover

Paul V. Anderson; Kerry Surman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0176251847 ISBN 13: 9780176251840

Publisher: Nelson Cengage Adapted, 2006

Synopsis

Whatever your profession or field of study, the ability to communicate effectively is an essential skill. Technical Communications: A Reader-Centered Approach equips you with the tools and strategies to become a proficient technical communicator. Students will learn how to consider audience, purpose, and persuasion while preparing a variety of important workplace documents.

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About the Author

Paul V. Anderson is Director of Writing Across the University at Elon University in Elon, NC. He was previously Director of the Roger and Joyce L. Howe Center for Writing Excellence at Miami University (Ohio), where he also served as the founding director of the university's programs in technical and scientific communication. To support various individual and collaborative projects, he has received more than $1,000,000 in external grants for research and program development in technical communication. As a researcher and consultant to business and government, Anderson has conducted workshops and made presentations in Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa, as well as across the United States. His publications, which have won awards from the Society for Technical Communication and the National Council of Teachers of English, address such topics as technical communication practice and theory, ethical issues in research and teaching, research methods, pedagogy, and assessment. Anderson has been selected as a Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, and Miami University's Institute of Environmental Science.

Review

"The emphasis on the function of different kinds of visuals is excellent, as are the "how to construct" sections. Bravo!"

"My son, a geology major, used this text when he took the class (from a different instructor). He gave it good reviews and has kept it as a reference, even now that he's working full-time."

Edition details

• Publisher: Nelson Cengage Adapted
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0176251847
• ISBN 13: 9780176251840
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 552