Technical Communication: A Reader-Centered Approach - Softcover

Anderson, Paul V.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413017703 ISBN 13: 9781413017700

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2006

Synopsis

Thousands of students have successfully improved their writing and design skills using Anderson's TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION: A READER-CENTERED APPROACH. Known for its treatment of the rhetorical situation and coverage of usability and persuasion, this edition contains new chapters and an innovative design reflecting the visual orientation of today's students.

About this title

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

"By far, this is the smartest and easily accessed chapter on Drafting Visual Elements I've seen in a tech writing textbook. The emphases on the drafting and process as well as the examples are first rate."

"It does a good job of covering all necessary components for technical communication for non-liberal arts majors. [...] I do love these marginal comments and think that is a great strength of the book."

"Anderson's text does an exceptional job of first defining Ethics as it relates to technical communication and then providing guidelines and reminders throughout the text, addressing various writing situations common to workplace writing. [...] Undoubtedly, the author's overall scope reveals an exemplary vision that focuses on the reader's needs instead of the writer's. As it is clear, compelling and consistently implemented, Anderson provides a text that is appropriate for my course. [...] With its attention to issues of ethics, attention to readers' needs, focus on document usability, and focus on persuasive writing, Anderson's Technical Communication: A Reader-Centered Approach superbly integrates real world technical writing applications, guidelines, and formats into a manageable text that enables students to succeed."

"The sample documents are definitely a strength in this textbook. The Writer's Guide chart is excellent. Mingling descriptions and graphics makes the information attractive and accessible. The added tips are helpful."

"It's a fine book with excellent content...the book covers writing genres useful in any field, technical or not."

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1413017703
• ISBN 13: 9781413017700
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 722