Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321907973 ISBN 13: 9780321907974

Publisher: Pearson, 2014

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For courses in Introduction to Technical Communication or Technical Writing offered in English Departments.

 

Technical Communication Strategies for Today offers students all of the topics and genres they need for their technical communication course—in fewer pages and at a significantly lower price.

 

Students want their textbooks to cost less, and they want comprehensive topical coverage presented in a succinct and clear writing style. Technical Communication Strategies for Today offers both and speaks to today's students. Instructional narrative is “chunked,” so that portions of text are combined with graphics. The chunked presentation also integrates an awareness of how documents are read—often skimmed by readers seeking the information they need, and it models the way today’s technical documents should be designed. 

 

The contemporary writing style is matched by an approach that accurately reflects the modern day computer-centered technical workplace:Technical Communication Strategies for Today presents computers as thinking tools that powerfully influence how we develop, produce, design, and deliver technical documents and presentations. 

From the Back Cover:

Here’s how MyTechCommLab can help you save time and
improve results:

 

·        Interactive Model Documents–Nearly 90 models will help
you create effective documents. Many models include
dynamic annotations that highlight key features, design elements,
and usability guidelines.

·        Activities and Case Studies–Document-based Activities and
usability-centered Case Studies will allow you to practice
your knowledge of workplace situations and audiences.

·        Gradebook   Youcan monitor your progress throughautomated grading
of quizzes and assignments.  

About the Author:

Richard Johnson-Sheehan is a Professor of Rhetoric and Composition at Purdue University. At Purdue, he directed the Introductory Composition program, and he mentored new teachers of composition for many years. He teaches a variety of courses in composition, professional writing, and writing program administration, as well as classical rhetoric and the rhetoric of science. He has published widely in these areas. His prior books on writing include Technical Communication Today, now in its fifth edition, and Writing Proposals, now in its second edition. Professor Johnson-Sheehan was awarded 2008 Fellow of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing and has been an officer in the Council for Writing Program Administrators.