Handbook of Technical Writing, Ninth Edition

Alred, Gerald J.

ISBN 10: 0312575122 / ISBN 13: 9780312575120

Editore: St. Martin's Press, 2008

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Riassunto:

More than just a guide, the "Handbook of Technical Writing" places writing in a real-world context with quick access to hundreds of technical writing topics and scores of sample documents and visuals. Its dedicated author team - with decades of combined academic and professional experience - has created a comprehensive reference tool for students and professionals alike. New features of this title include: expanded coverage of the latest types of Web writing and business promotion; new information on environmental impact statements that reflects current environmental policy and ethics; a new entry on repurposing that explains how writers can use content for multiple purposes and audiences by adapting it for different contexts and mediums; detailed job search entries that discuss social networking Websites; and, updated coverage of research and documentation that helps writers to find, use, and integrate sources into their writing.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Gerald J. Alred is professor of English at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, where he teaches courses in professional writing and directs the Graduate Certificate Program in International Technical Communication. He received the 2004 Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication from the Society for Technical Communication. He is also the author of the annotated bibliography "Essential Works on Technical Communication," which appeared in the 50th anniversary issue of Technical Communication.

Charles T. Brusaw is a business-writing consultant for corporations worldwide. He worked for twenty years as a technical writer for the NCR Corporation and has also worked in advertising, public relations, and curriculum development.

Walter E. Oliu until recently served as Chief of the Publishing Services Branch at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He is a communications consultant in the Washington, D.C., area and has taught at Miami University of Ohio, Slippery Rock State University, and Montgomery College.

All three are co-authors of The Business Writer's Handbook, Eighth Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006); The Business Writer's Companion, Fourth Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005); Writing That Works, Eighth Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004); and The Technical Writer's Companion, Third Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002).

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Titolo: Handbook of Technical Writing, Ninth Edition
Casa editrice: St. Martin's Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Good