Technical writing for success /
Smith-Worthington, Darlene.
Technical writing for success / Darlene Smith-Worthington and Sue Jefferson - 3rd edition - Australia : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2011 - xi, 449 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter 1. WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING?. ; You Are a Technical Writer!. Characteristics of Technical Writing. How Technical Writing Compares to Other Writing. -- Chapter 2. AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE. ; Meeting the Audience's Needs. Planning Your Document's Purpose, Scope, and Medium. -- Chapter 3. TECHNICAL RESEARCH. ; Researching at Work. Finding Secondary Data. Documenting Secondary Sources. Evaluating Sources. Taking Notes from Sources. Collecting Primary Data. -- Chapter 4. WRITING PROCESS. ; A Process for Technical Writing. Planning. Drafting and Revising. Copyediting and Publishing. Writing Collaboratively. -- Chapter 5. BRIEF CORRESPONDENCE. ; Introduction to Text Messages, E-mails, Memos, and Letters. Audience. Prewriting. Formatting. Composing the Message. -- Chapter 6. DOCUMENT DESIGN AND GRAPHICS. ; Designing the Document. Who Reads Graphics?. Designing Graphics. Constructing Graphics. -- Chapter 7. WRITING FOR THE WEB. ; Getting Started on Web Pages. Organizing and Designing Web Pages. Writing Text for the Web. Special Web Pages. -- Chapter 8. INFORMATIVE REPORTS. ; Getting Started on Informative Reports. Summary and Abstract. Mechanism Description. Periodic Reports. Progress Reports. News Release. -- Chapter 9. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS. ; Incident Report. Trip Report. Science Lab Reports. Forensic Reports. -- Chapter 10. INSTRUCTIONS. ; Getting Started on Instructions. Organizing and Formatting Instructions. Composing Instructions. -- Chapter 11. EMPLOYMENT COMMUNICATION. ; Getting Started on Employment Communication. Formatting and Organizing Resumes. Types of Resumes. Composing Resumes. Composing Employment Letters. -- Chapter 12. PRESENTATIONS. ; Getting Started on Presentations. Planning. Organizing and Composing. Preparing. Rehearsing. Presenting. Organizing a Group Presentation. -- Chapter 13. RECOMMENDATION REPORTS. ; What is a Recommendation Report?. Starting a Recommendation Report. Formatting and Organizing. Recommendation Reports. Composing Recommendation Reports. -- Chapter 14. PROPOSALS. ; What is a Proposal?. Getting Started on Proposals. Composing Informal Proposals. Composing Formal Proposals. -- Chapter 15. ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE. ; What is Ethics?. Creating a Culture of Ethics. What to Do When Faced with an Ethical Dilemma. Why is it So Difficult to Behave Ethically?. -- Chapter 16. TECHNICAL READING. ; Technical Reading vs. Literary Reading. Before You Read. As You Read.
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.
9780538450881
TECHNICAL WRITING
T 11 .S65 2011
Technical writing for success / Darlene Smith-Worthington and Sue Jefferson - 3rd edition - Australia : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2011 - xi, 449 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter 1. WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING?. ; You Are a Technical Writer!. Characteristics of Technical Writing. How Technical Writing Compares to Other Writing. -- Chapter 2. AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE. ; Meeting the Audience's Needs. Planning Your Document's Purpose, Scope, and Medium. -- Chapter 3. TECHNICAL RESEARCH. ; Researching at Work. Finding Secondary Data. Documenting Secondary Sources. Evaluating Sources. Taking Notes from Sources. Collecting Primary Data. -- Chapter 4. WRITING PROCESS. ; A Process for Technical Writing. Planning. Drafting and Revising. Copyediting and Publishing. Writing Collaboratively. -- Chapter 5. BRIEF CORRESPONDENCE. ; Introduction to Text Messages, E-mails, Memos, and Letters. Audience. Prewriting. Formatting. Composing the Message. -- Chapter 6. DOCUMENT DESIGN AND GRAPHICS. ; Designing the Document. Who Reads Graphics?. Designing Graphics. Constructing Graphics. -- Chapter 7. WRITING FOR THE WEB. ; Getting Started on Web Pages. Organizing and Designing Web Pages. Writing Text for the Web. Special Web Pages. -- Chapter 8. INFORMATIVE REPORTS. ; Getting Started on Informative Reports. Summary and Abstract. Mechanism Description. Periodic Reports. Progress Reports. News Release. -- Chapter 9. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS. ; Incident Report. Trip Report. Science Lab Reports. Forensic Reports. -- Chapter 10. INSTRUCTIONS. ; Getting Started on Instructions. Organizing and Formatting Instructions. Composing Instructions. -- Chapter 11. EMPLOYMENT COMMUNICATION. ; Getting Started on Employment Communication. Formatting and Organizing Resumes. Types of Resumes. Composing Resumes. Composing Employment Letters. -- Chapter 12. PRESENTATIONS. ; Getting Started on Presentations. Planning. Organizing and Composing. Preparing. Rehearsing. Presenting. Organizing a Group Presentation. -- Chapter 13. RECOMMENDATION REPORTS. ; What is a Recommendation Report?. Starting a Recommendation Report. Formatting and Organizing. Recommendation Reports. Composing Recommendation Reports. -- Chapter 14. PROPOSALS. ; What is a Proposal?. Getting Started on Proposals. Composing Informal Proposals. Composing Formal Proposals. -- Chapter 15. ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE. ; What is Ethics?. Creating a Culture of Ethics. What to Do When Faced with an Ethical Dilemma. Why is it So Difficult to Behave Ethically?. -- Chapter 16. TECHNICAL READING. ; Technical Reading vs. Literary Reading. Before You Read. As You Read.
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.
9780538450881
TECHNICAL WRITING
T 11 .S65 2011