Technical Communication (10th Edition)

Designed for university and college technical writing courses-English, Engineering or Engineering technology departments, Technical Schools, Career Colleges in a variety of majors: health sciences, etc.This second Canadian edition of Technical Communication continues to provide a comprehensive, flexible introduction to technical and professional communication. Although this book focuses on writing, it also discusses interpersonal and group collaborative processes, oral communications, intercultural communication, and information gathering methods. For courses in Technical Communication. Comprehensive, user-friendly instruction in workplace writing, technical communication, business writing. Todays employees are tasked with writing documents such as emails, memos, letters, and informal reports, as well as more complex forms of communications such as formal reports, proposals, web pages, and presentations. Technical Communication, Fourteenth Edition builds upon the authority of the previous editions byclearly guiding students to write documents persuasively, effectively, and with an eye towards technological innovations and global communications. It incorporates the interpersonal, logical, ethical, and cultural demands of these different forms of workplace communications and provides students with the necessary skills to navigate these nuisances. Building on research and writing skills and touching on the importance of ethics, the authors prepare students for technical writing in any field. Also available with MyWritingLab MyWritingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage readers and improve results. Within its structured environment, readers practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. In addition to the full eText, activities directly from the text are available within MyWritingLab. These include the written assignments, readings from the text, review exercises and more. You are purchasing a standalone product; MyWritingLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyWritingLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyWritingLab, search 0134271955 / 9780134271958 Technical Communication Plus MyWritingLab with Pearson eText Access Card Package Package consists *Technical Communication* offers complete coverage of technical communication, business communication, and professional writing in a user-friendly writing style. The topics move from basic foundational concepts, to chapters on research, visuals, style, document design, usability, and finally to specific documents (basic workplace correspondence to more complex documents, technologies, and oral presentations). The appendix includes thorough coverage of MLA, APA, and CSE (Council of Science Editors) documentation styles, and a handbook of grammar, mechanics, and usage. All descriptions of and instructions for creating technical documents are accompanied by clear, annotated model documents. In addition, graphic illustrations appear throughout the book to make abstract concepts easy to understand. Checklists and Projects provide plentiful opportunities to learn and reinforce chapter topics. FM 1 cover 1 36 cover 38 01 40 02 55 03 68 04 84 05 113 06 139 07 161 08 173 09 196 10 211 11 247 12 266 13 291 14 342 15 379 16 402 17 417 18 445 19 496 20 514 21 533 22 556 23 582 24 609 25 638 26 646 Apx A 668 Apx B 708 Apx C 724 Index 755 Symb 785 works cited 787 Whether handwritten, electronically mediated, or face-to-face, workplace communication is more than a value-neutral exercise in "information transfer"; it is a complex social interaction.