Technical Communication by Mike Markel; Stuart Selber - Thirteenth Edition, 2021 from Macmillan Student Store

Technical Communication

Thirteenth  Edition©2021  Mike Markel; Stuart Selber

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Proven advice for an evolving field

Technical Communication, 13th edition prepares you to write in a variety of workplace settings and contexts. Full of clear, practical advice and real-world examples from a range of sources, the text helps you practice the writing and communicating skills you’ll need in the workplace. The thirteenth edition shines a light on the challenges of writing across a variety of media and continues to provide thorough guidance with new examples that prepare you to become an effective, responsible communicator in a technologically saturated world.

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Table of Contents

Contents
Preface for Instructors 
Introduction for Writers 


Part 1  Understanding the Technical Communication Environment 
1 Introduction to Technical Communication 
2 Understanding Ethical and Legal Considerations 
3 Writing Technical Documents 
4 Writing Collaboratively

 

Part 2   Planning the Document
5 Analyzing Your Audience and Purpose   
6 Researching Your Subject 
7 Organizing Your Information

 
Part 3  Developing and Testing the Verbal and Visual Information 
8 Communicating Persuasively 
9 Emphasizing Important Information 
10  Writing Correct and Effective Sentences 
11  Designing Print and Online Documents 
12  Creating Graphics 
13  Evaluating and Testing Technical Documents 


Part 4  Learning Important Applications 
14  Corresponding in Print and Online 
15  Applying for a Job  
16  Writing Proposals 
17  Writing Informational Reports  
18  Writing Recommendation Reports 
19  Writing Lab Reports 
20  Writing Definitions, Descriptions, and Instructions  
21  Making Oral Presentations 


APPENDIX   Reference Handbook 
Selected Bibliography 
References 
Index 
Index of Selected Features 

Mike Markel

Mike Markel was director of technical communication at Boise State University. The former editor of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, he is the author of numerous articles and six books about technical communication, including Ethics and Technical Communication: A Critique and Synthesis.

Stuart A. Selber

Stuart A. Selber is a Professor of English at Penn State and Director of The Penn State Digital English Studio. He is a past president and Fellow of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, a past president of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication, and a past chair of the CCCC Committee on Technical Communication. Selber is the author of Institutional Literacies: Engaging Academic IT Contexts for Writing and Communication, Multiliteracies for a Digital Age, co-editor of Central Works in Technical Communication and Solving Problems in Technical Communication, and editor of Rhetorics and Technologies: New Directions in Writing and Communication, among other works. He has received several national awards for outstanding research publications including, most recently, the 2021 Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication.