Information in Action: A Guide to Technical Communication - Softcover

Killingsworth, M. Jimmie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0023644214 ISBN 13: 9780023644214

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1996

Synopsis

Process-oriented approach with an emphasis on audience and contexts and a social-rhetorical base. More on the context (i.e., social, cultural, and ethical issues) than other texts. Innovative CORE method teaches how to write an action-oriented document based on user needs. New reorganization enhances teachability of the writing process and the CORE method. New: electronic communication integrated; inclusion of topics such as international and intercultural communication and diversity; 4-color graphics.

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From the Back Cover:

This comprehensive but streamlined introductory book features a process-oriented approach that integrates instruction on graphics, oral presentations, collaborative authorship, and electronic production. Using descriptive cases and examples, specially highlighted guidelines, a rich array of visuals, and exercises that promote active engagement, the book guides readers through the document preparation process with an efficient five-step approach called the CORE Method: Composing Organically with Reader Engagement.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0023644214
• ISBN 13: 9780023644214
• Binding: Paperback