Now in its 9th edition, this extensively revised and updated handbook explains how you can write reports that will be: * Read without unnecessary delay * Understood without undue effort Accepted, and where applicable, acted upon / Divided into three parts, the book looks in detail firstly at the practical side of report writing: * Preparation and planning * Collecting and handling information * Writing and revising / Secondly, at the creative side of report writing: * Achieving a good style and choosing the correct words * Improving the overall appearance of reports / And thirdly at 23 common types of report, including: * Annual reports/ Appraisal reports * Audit reports Minutes/Progress reports * Student project reports/Technical reports / There is also an extensive glossary and a selection of sample reports.

Now in its 9th edition, this extensively revised and updated handbook explains how you can write reports that will be: Read without unnecessary delay; Understood without undue effort; Accepted, and where applicable, acted upon; Divided into three parts, the book looks in detail firstly at the practical side of report writing: Preparation and planning; Collecting and handling information; Writing and revising; Secondly, at the creative side of report writing: Achieving a good style and choosing the correct words; Improving the overall appearance of reports; And thirdly at 23 common types of report, including: Annual reports/Appraisal reports; Audit reports Minutes/Progress reports; Student project reports/Technical reports; There is also an extensive glossary and a selection of sample reports. Contents: List of illustrations; Preface to the ninth edition; Acknowledgments; Part 1: The practical side of report writing; 1. Preparation and planning; 2. Collecting and handling information; 3. Writing and revising your report; Part Two: The creative side of report writing; 4. A style guide to good report writing; 5. The Correct Use of English; 6. Improving the presentation of your report; Part Three: Some common types of report; Accident reports; Agendas for committee meetings; Annual reports; Appraisal reports; Audit reports;Comparative testing reports;Duty notes reports; Explanatory reports; Feasibility reports; - Informative reports; - Instructional manuals; - Interview reports; - Investigation into the financial affairs of a company; reports; - Minutes; - Process description reports; - Progress reports; Scientific reports; - Student project reports; - Systems evaluation reports; - Technical reports; - Technological reports; - Trouble-shooting reports; Appendix 1: Harvard Referencing; Appendix 2: Sample reports; Glossary; Resources; Index.

TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING TODAY provides thorough coverage of technical writing basics, techniques, and applications. Through a practical focus with varied examples and exercises, students internalize the skills necessary to produce clear and effective documents and reports. Project worksheets help students organize their thoughts and prepare for assignments, and Focus boxes highlight key information and recent developments in technical communication. Extensive individual and collaborative exercises expose students to different kinds of technical writing problems and solutions. Annotated student examples--more than 100 in all--illustrate different writing styles and approaches to problems. Numerous short and long examples throughout the text demonstrate solutions for handling writing assignments in current career situations. The four-color artwork in the chapter on creating visuals keeps pace with contemporary workplace capabilities. The Tenth Edition offers the latest information on using electronic resumes and documenting electronic sources and Ethics and Globalization sidebars that highlight these two important topics in the technical communication field. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements--facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date--that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more. With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA style promotes the skills of information and digital literacy so crucial today. The many new and updated chapters make this edition the comprehensive, go-to resource for writers of research papers, and anyone citing sources, from business writers, technical writers, and freelance writers and editors to student writers and the teachers and librarians working with them. Intended for a variety of classroom contexts--middle school, high school, and college courses in composition, communication, literature, language arts, film, media studies, digital humanities, and related fields--the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook offers New chapters on grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, numbers, italics, abbreviations, and principles of inclusive language Guidelines on setting up research papers in MLA format with updated advice on headings, lists, and title pages for group projects Revised, comprehensive, step-by-step instructions for creating a list of works cited in MLA format that are easier to learn and use than ever before A new appendix with hundreds of example works-cited-list entries by publication format, including websites, YouTube videos, interviews, and more Detailed examples of how to find publication information for a variety of sources Newly revised explanations of in-text citations, including comprehensive advice on how to cite multiple authors of a single work Detailed guidance on footnotes and endnotes Instructions on quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and avoiding plagiarism A sample essay in MLA format Annotated bibliography examples Numbered sections throughout for quick navigation Advanced tips for professional writers and scholars

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