Writing in the Technical Fields: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Ewald, Thorsten

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195449088 ISBN 13: 9780195449082

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

"Now in its second edition, Writing in the Technical Fields is a concise and straightforward guide that introduces students to the practical elements of technical writing. Using clear language, logical principles, and easy-to-follow rules, Ewald teaches students how to approach a wide range of fundamental concepts--including planning and editing documents, collaborative writing, and delivering engaging presentations. Taking the fear and mystery out of the writing process, this practical guide helps students develop the skill and confidence they need to succeed as effective writers and communicators in the workplace. The second edition has been expanded to include more example documents and reports as well as a greater number of exercises. In addition to being updated to reflect current practice and documentation, the second edition has also been updated to include a more thorough description of the use of headings, expanded information on copyright, and a sample functional resume, and additional coverage onrecent trends such as effective use of internet technology (Google Docs, DropBox, etc.)"--

About this title

About the Author

Thorsten Ewald is a full-time technical communications instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) as well as a consultant and trainer in corporate technical communications. He holds a Master's degree in literature and rhetoric from the University of British
Columbia.

Review

"I really appreciate the author citing real-life Canadian examples that explain why technical communications is so important in the workplace."
--Dylan Stephan Yanchynski, Red River College

"The writing style is very student-friendly. As such, it is less likely to intimidate the readers, and more likely to get the students to actually read the chapters."
--Paula Crooks, Conestoga College

"Because many of the students in my classes are engineering or computer science students, the inclusion of IEEE documentation style is extremely useful. . . . The chapters on writing techniques are excellent: they are thorough but concise. . . . The students really appreciate the detailed
discussion of oral presentations, [which] incorporates every aspect of presentations they need to consider."
--Lisa Bryce, University of Calgary

"One of [this text's] strengths is that the documents it models and issues it discusses are relevant... A great example of the work done to support this is the instructor companion material in several chapters, which provides internet links to multiple resources. . . . Very useful."
--Shannon Smyrl, Thompson Rivers University

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0195449088
• ISBN 13: 9780195449082
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 294