Abstract: Designed primarily for the two year college student seeking an Associate of Arts degree, this text is also suitable for college students at any level, professional and technical writers in the field, and business people looking for a concise desk reference. The text includes writing samples which illustrate actual writing demands in a variety of career fields. The book covers strategies for writing effective correspondence, professional reports, and technical manual components. It also focuses on writing research and documented reports and on building oral communication skills. Each chapter provides a list of skills which should be obtained, writing strategy guidelines, samples, exercises to reinforce the strategies, and writing options. The appendices provide conventions for construction, grammar, usage, punctuation, and mechanical conventions.

"This book is a collection of work to assist any professional who needs to deal with ethical issues, write up a technical project, give or develop a presentation, or write material for an online audience"--Provided by publisher.

This concise and flexible core textbook integrates a design thinking approach, rhetorical strategies, and a global perspective to help students succeed as technical and professional communicators in today’s multimodal, mobile, and global community. Design thinking and good communication practices are rooted in empathy and human values. The integrated approach fosters students' ability to address the complex problems they will face in their careers, where they will collaborate with people who present diverse expertise, cultures, languages, and values. This book introduces the knowledge and skills as well as agile activities that help students communicate on projects within local and global communities. Parts 1 and 2 introduce the strategies for design thinking, audience analysis, communicating ethically, collaborating professionally, and managing projects to define problems and implement solutions. In Parts 3 and 4, students learn to compose content in text and visuals. They learn to structure and deliver content by choosing the right genre and selecting effectively from the communication options available in today's multimodal environment. Designing Technical and Professional Communication serves as a flexible core textbook for technical and professional communication courses. An instructor’s manual containing exercises, sample syllabus, and guidance for teaching in a variety of settings is available online at www.routledge.com/9780367549602.

Programs in technical writing, technical communication, and/or professional communication have recently grown in enrollment as the demand among employers for formally prepared technical writers and editors has grown. In response, scholarly treatments of the subject and the teaching of technical writing are also burgeoning, and the body of research and theory being published in this field is many times larger and more accessible than it was even a decade ago. Although many theoretical and disciplinary perspectives can potentially inform technical communication teaching, administration, and curriculum development, the actual influences on the field's canonical texts have traditionally come from a rather limited range of disciplines. Innovative Approaches to Teaching Technical Communication brings together a wide range of scholars/teachers to expand the existing canon.

Covering various types of technical writing, including information on telecommunications and international communication factors, this text includes the basics of grammar, punctuation and mechanics, as well as providing 28 readings with additional material on subjects such as business etiquette for the 90s and the use of colour in technical documents. Models and exercises to help reader the basics in constructing various types of technical documents.