How to Write for the World of Work

Pearsall, Thomas E.; Cunningham, Donald H.; Smith, Elizabeth O.

ISBN 10: 0155079034 / ISBN 13: 9780155079038

Published by Wadsworth Publishing (edition 6), 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Write for the World of Work
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing (edition 6)
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0155079034
• ISBN 13: 9780155079038
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 6.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

Incorporates up-to-date research and communication practices and many other developments in the work place. The long anticipated revision reflects the increased diversification and professionalism of the workforce, the globalization of the workplace, and the expansion of computers and electronic media that have influenced all aspects of communication.

About the Authors

Dr. Thomas E. Pearsall, professor emeritus and former head of the Department of Rhetoric at the University of Minnesota, is author of a number of college textbooks. He has served as president of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing and is the founder and first president of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication. Dr. Pearsall is a fellow of both the Society of Technical Communication and the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. He is listed in Who¿s Who in America and the Who¿s Who is the World.

Dr. Donald H. Cunningham, professor of English and coordinator of technical and professional communication in the Department of English at Auburn University, is author of a number of college textbooks. He has served as president of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing and was founding editor of The Technical Writing Teacher (now Technical Communication Quarterly). He also has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Conference on College Composition and Communication. He is a fellow of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing and the Society for Technical Communication. He was awarded the Society for Technical Communication Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication.

Dr. Elizabeth Overman Smith, associate professor, associate head, and coordinator of instructional technology in the Department of English at Auburn University, has worked as a writer, an editor, and a trainer for organizations providing computer-related training. She is active in the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing and the Society for Technical Communication. She is the manager of the STC honor fraternities Sigma Tau Chi and Alpha Sigma.