Technical Writing: A Practical Approach - Couverture souple

Pfeiffer, William S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0023951117 ISBN 13 : 9780023951114

Editeur : Macmillan USA, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Pfeiffer William S

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Pfeiffer's Technical Writing: A Practical Approach, Fifth Edition, continues to set the standard with these important and practical features:

• Focus on both the writing process and the writing product
• A simple "ABC" pattern for organizing all types of documents
• A fictional company—McDuff, Inc.—that gives students a working world context for writing models and assignments
• Easy-to-use, numbered guidelines for writing documents
• Annotated writing models conveniently grouped at the ends of chapters
• "Communication Challenge" case studies at the end of all 15 chapters
• Alphabetized writing "Handbook" for quick reference
• Ethics assignments in every chapter
• Coverage of international communication

The fifth edition includes these NEW features:

• New "Collaboration at Work" exercises open every chapter and provide easy-to-use group exercises to get students involved in the chapter content.
• "International Communication" assignments in every chapter require students to use information from the chapter to solve a problem related to communicating across cultures and nations.
• New material on web site design introduces students to issues of design, construction, use, and evaluation (Appendix B).
• Expanded coverage of email in Chapter 7 addresses the increased emphasis on email in the workplace.
• Chapter 13 has been significantly revised again to address the rapid changes in Internet research and databases.

  Access the Pfeiffer web site by pointing at www.prenhall.com/pfeiffer. Here you will find additional resources to aid you in learning and applying the information from the book.

Présentation de l'éditeur

For undergraduate-level courses in Technical Writing, Technical Communication and Professional Communication.

Technical Writing: A Practical Approach is a straight-forward textbook that emphasizes one simple principle: you learn to write best by doing as much writing as possible. The author's writing style is reader-friendly, and engages students by having them write early (Chapter 1). This text keeps students current on today's technical communication topics and research, which are integrated throughout the text.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Macmillan USA
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0023951117
• ISBN 13: 9780023951114
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 596
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible