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Print Price: $199.99

Format:
Paperback
464 pp.
10 photos. 31 mock-up letters, 2 tables, 38 boxes, 21 figures, 8" x 10"

ISBN-13:
9780195444681

Copyright Year:
2011

Imprint: OUP Canada


Effective Communications for the Technical Professions

Second Edition

Jennifer MacLennan

Effective Communication for the Technical Professions is a core text aimed at the first- through third-year university and college levels. Using a theoretical and practical approach, this text is a concise guide to technical communication that helps students practise critical reading and analysis skills, technical writing, as well as develop communication skills employers value. By approaching communication as a human process that requires not only clarity of purpose, but also a strong sense of audience, the text is based on the premise that an understanding of basic rhetorical theory can enhance one's practical communication skills.

Readership : Effective Communication for the Technical Professions is a core text aimed at the first- through third-year university and college levels.

Table of Contents
To the Instructor
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Understanding the Communicative Situation
2. Planning and Drafting Technical Messages
3. Editing Your Professional Style
4. Ethical Issues in Professional Communication
5. Professional Correspondence
6. Writing Reports
7. Formal, Semiformal, and Informal Report Formats
8. Oral Reports and Technical Presentations
9. The Application Package
10. The Job Interview
Appendix A: Case Studies
Appendix B: How Texts Communicate: Some Suggestions for Reading Critically
Appendix C: Grammar Review
Appendix D: Punctuation
References
Index
Credits

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Jennifer MacLennan, D.K. Seaman Chair, Technical and Professional Communication; Professor, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan.

Readings for Technical Communication - Jennifer MacLennan

Special Features

  • Canadian contexts and examples
  • The focus on theory in the initial chapters gives students a better idea of the "why" of technical writing
  • Updated coverage of online employment websites
  • Updated exercises and assignments designed to develop students' skills for reading analytically and writing strategically
  • Includes a new chapter on ethical communication
  • Includes a new appendix of case studies
  • Samples of both good and bad communications
  • Full discussion of the job application process