Professional and Technical Writing Strategies: Communicating in Technology and Science (6th Edition)

VanAlstyne, Judith S.

ISBN 10: 0131915207 / ISBN 13: 9780131915206

Published by Pearson, 2004

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Crease on cover and a few pages*.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Professional and Technical Writing Strategies: Communicating in Technology and Science (6th Edition)
• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131915207
• ISBN 13: 9780131915206
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Comprehensive and easy-to-read, this award-winning reference for those in technical, engineering, and scientific fields emphasizes practical writing. Its presentation and applications offer simple guides that users can easily emulate. It combines instruction, sample papers, exercises and writing projects for manuals, correspondence, research and publication articles, and oral technical communications. The volume addresses general communication strategies, correspondence, preparing resumes, cover letters, and interviews, writing brief reports, producing professional papers, presentation strategies, verbal and visual communications, plus designing and managing web sites. For technical, engineering and scientific professionals interested in communicating more effectively.

About the Author

Judith S. VanAlstyne taught English courses at Broward Community College for thirty years and was an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University. She has served as an industry technical communications consultant and conducted technical-writing workshops and seminars throughout three South Florida counties. Ms. VanAlstyne initiated the Technical Writing Curriculum and Certificate Program at Broward Community College. She has authored numerous graphic design texts, instructional videos for technical writing, and technical workshop/seminar workbooks. In addition to teaching expository writing, creative writing, technical-writing, and literature courses, she introduced the technical-writing course curriculum to a private college in Malaysia. She has also published literary criticism, travel articles, and poetry.