Strategies for Technical Communication in the Workplace (3rd Edition) - Softcover

Gurak, Laura J.; Lannon, John M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321995899 ISBN 13: 9780321995896

Publisher: Pearson, 2015

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For introductory courses in Technical Communication.

Complete but streamlined coverage, with a focus on audience and purpose
Based on the acclaimed Technical Communication by Lannon and Gurak, Strategies for Technical Communication in the Workplace, Third Edition prepares students for workplace writing through a clear and concise writing style, useful checklists, practical applications, numerous sample documents, and coverage of technology and global issues. The third edition addresses changing technology in the workplace with a complete chapter on social media, updated examples, and sample documents. This brief and affordable text is accessible to students of all writing levels.
 
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About this title

From the Back Cover

Are you looking for a practical, streamlined, and inexpensive text for your course?

 

Strategies for Technical Communication in the Workplace clearly and concisely presents the many complex aspects of technical and workplace writing at a more affordable price than most other books in the market.

 

Do you want to provide students with practical guidance they can apply when creating effective workplace documents? 

 

Strategies presents technical and workplace communication in a hands-on manner, keeping the focus on doing. Hands-on features include Let's Get Started prompts, marginal notes, in-chapter Strategies boxes, and end-of-chapter Checklists and Application exercises.

 

Would your students benefit from a wide variety of annotated model documents?

 

Students learn best by not only creating but also seeing effective annotated examples of workplace documents and other communications. See Chapters 9 — 17.

 

Do you want your students to be prepared for today’s workplaces with the latest knowledge about global issues and technology?

 

The importance of reaching a global audience is introduced as a major topic in Chapter 2 and carried throughout the book. Strategies also addresses today’s workplace technologies by incorporating up-to-the-minute coverage of email, instant messaging, blogs, wikis, online video, podcasts, Web pages, presentation software, and more.  See Chapters 18 — 21.

About the Author

LAURA J. GURAK is Associate Professor and Director of the Internet Studies Center in the Rhetoric Department at the University of Minnesota, where she is also a Faculty Fellow in the Law School.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321995899
• ISBN 13: 9780321995896
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 496