Technical Writing for Success: A School-To-Work Approach

Taking an applied approach to teaching workplace writing, TECHNICAL WRITING FOR SUCCESS 3E is a comprehensive text designed to focus on skills that employers demand in today's workplace--thinking, listening, composing, revising, and editing. Students are encouraged to acquire many workplace skills through integrated and applied instruction so that mastering technical writing is relevant and exciting. Abundant model documents reflect Office 2007 formats and include questions providing critical thinking opportunities. This comprehensive text features an engaging writing style, student and real-world models, write-to-learn activities, expanded oral presentation coverage, and much more. TECHNICAL WRITING FOR SUCCESS 3E provides instruction on the less common documents not covered in general communication texts, e.g., proposals, news releases, science lab reports, and instructions. Chapter contents include technical research; writing for the Web; brief informative, brief investigative and recommendation reports; as well as technical reading.

Darlene Smith-Worthington is a full-time teacher who is an enthusiastic and earnest supporter of education that prepares people for the world of work. Ms. Smith-Worthington is a community college instructor who also has experience in editing a weekly newspaper, directing public relations for a junior college, and managing samll businesses, including a farming operation. Ms. Smith-Worthington has taught technical writing for more than 10 years. Using her business background and teaching experience, Ms. Smith-Worthington presents real-world-based reporting materials and sensible, useful teaching suggestions.