Practical Strategies for Technical Communication

Markel, Mike

ISBN 10: 1457653788 ISBN 13: 9781457653780

Publisher: Bedford/st Martins, 2013

Synopsis

This brief version of Mike Markel's bestselling Technical Communication gives students clear advice and practical strategies for writing and designing all the major types of documents they will encounter in their professional lives. Retaining Markel's trademark student-friendly tone, the book offers concise yet thorough coverage of audience and purpose, research, style, and document design, user-friendly features to guide students in the writing process, and a wealth of annotated examples and sample documents to serve as models. Integrated coverage of social media and new technologies gives students the most up-to-date advice about technology in the context of specific tasks and documents. The print text is now integrated with e-Pages for Practical Strategies for Technical Communication, designed to take advantage of what the Web can do.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Markel is director of technical communication at Boise State University, where he teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses. 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. His latest book is Big Sick Heart, a mystery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bedford/st Martins
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1457653788
• ISBN 13: 9781457653780
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Number of pages: 498