Writing Skills for Technical Purposes

Rajmohan Joshi

ISBN 10: 8182053781 / ISBN 13: 9788182053786

Published by Isha Books, Delhi, 2006

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Contents Preface. 1. Technical writing. 2. Writing process. 3. Technical reports. 4. Business correspondence. 5. Writing of white paper. 6. Easy to read writing. 7. Common page design. 8. Book design. 9. Lists. 10. Special notices. 11. Graphics and tables. 12. Highlighting and emphasis. 13. Oral technical reports. 14. Designing electronic documents. 15. Report format and final production. 16. Power revision techniques. 17. Abstracts introductions conclusions.18. Abstracts introductions conclusions. 19. Libraries documentation cross referencing. Bibliography. Index. In a world of rapid technological development people are constantly falling behind and becoming technological illiterates. Technology companies are constantly struggling to find effective ways to help customers or potential customers understand the advantages or the operation of their new products. Technical writing is a specialised structured way of writing where information is presented in a format and manner that best suits the cognitive and psychological needs of the readers so they can respond to a document as its author intended and achieve the purpose related to that document. Thus it is writing formatted and shaped to make reading as simple poignant unequivocal and enjoyable as possible. It so happens that most technical writing positions are still primarily offered to those who can write effective end user manuals system design documents web sites and the like for engineering and IT firms. This book aims to teach students the skill of technical writing. It is unique in that it gets to the point uses practical outlines throughout and actually shows students how to produce the most common technical documents step by step. It employs a laid back approach that is focused on providing real world information in a straightforward and easy to understand manner. 278 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing Skills for Technical Purposes
• Publisher: Isha Books, Delhi
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8182053781
• ISBN 13: 9788182053786
• Binding: Hardbound
• Edition: New
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

About The Raj Mohan Joshi, a renowned lecturer of biotechnology, has had a brilliant academic record. He has worked with various institutes and has participated in many national and international conferences. He is widely travelled. He has presented many paper of international repute inn national as well as international seminars, symposia, workshops and congresses. As a prolific writer, he has contributed many learned articles in various journals and magazines and also authored a number of books on modern science and technology. Preface ? Technical Writing ? Writing Process ? Technical Reports ? Business Correspondence ? Writing of White Paper ? Easy-to-read Writing ? Common Page Design ? Book Design ? Lists ? Special Notes ? Graphics and Tables ? Highlighting and Emphasis ? Oral Technical Reports ? Designing Electronic Documents ? Report Format and Final Production ? Power-revision Techniques ? Abstracts, introductions, Conclusions ? Abstracts, Introductions, conclusions ? Libraries, Documentation, Cross-referencing ? Bibliography ? Index The Title 'Writing Skills For Technical Purposes written/authored/edited by Rajmohan Joshi', published in the year 2006. The ISBN 9788182053786 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 277 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Isha Books. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES