Professional and Technical Writing Strategies: Communicating in Technology and Science (5th Edition)

VanAlstyne, Judith S.,Tritt, with Merrill D.

ISBN 10: 0130412791 / ISBN 13: 9780130412799

Published by Pearson College Div, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Professional and Technical Writing Strategies: Communicating in Technology and Science (5th Edition)
• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130412791
• ISBN 13: 9780130412799
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• 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 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 and creative 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.

Merrill D. Tritt has been in the information technology and human resources fields for five years. He is currently a Human Resource Information Systems Analyst for Spherion Corporation. He is also a personal computer consultant in the South Florida tri-county area. In the past, he was an adjunct professor at Broward Community College, teaching computer-related courses. He is responsible for updating most of the graphics and artwork and has also submitted numerous professional papers for this fifth edition.