04361nam 2200577Ia 450 991081367460332120200520144314.01-4175-2422-7(CKB)1000000000007848(EBL)3116935(SSID)ssj0000256378(PQKBManifestationID)11195001(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000256378(PQKBWorkID)10225491(PQKB)11244096(MiAaPQ)EBC3116935(Au-PeEL)EBL3116935(CaPaEBR)ebr10058800(OCoLC)922967032(EXLCZ)99100000000000784820040811d1990 my 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTechnical writing in the corporate world /Herman A. Estrin, Norbert ElliotLos Altos, Calif. Crispc19901 online resource (86 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-56052-004-3 Includes bibliographical references.""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""SECTION 1 UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""1.0 UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING?""; ""1.1 SURVEYING YOUR ATTITUDES TOWARDS WRITING""; ""AUTHORS� COMMENTS: YOUR ATTITUDES TOWARD WRITING""; ""1.2 KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE""; ""SIX TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESS""; ""CASE STUDY #1: ANALYZING AN AUDIENCE""; ""EXERCISE: EVALUATING EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""1.3 UNDERSTANDING THE WRITING PROCESS""; ""EXERCISE: THINKING ABOUT YOUR WRITING PROCESS""; ""1.4 THE FIVE C�S OF REPORT WRITING""""C NUMBER #1: Conciseness""""C NUMBER #2: Completeness""; ""C Number #3: Concreteness""; ""C Number #4: Correctness""; ""C NUMBER #5: Coherence""; ""Method 1: Transitional Words""; ""Method 2: Repetition of Key Terms""; ""Method 3: Graphics""; ""SECTION 2 DEVELOPING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT""; ""2.0 DEVELOPING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT""; ""2.1 CORRESPONDENCE""; ""2.1.1 The Memo""; ""DOCUMENT 1: THE MEMO""; ""2.1.2 The Cover Letter""; ""DOCUMENT 2: THE COVER LETTER""; ""2.1.3 The Resume""; ""Document 3: THE RESUME""; ""2.2 REPORTS""; ""2.2.1 The Trip Report""; ""DOCUMENT 4: THE TRIP REPORT""""2.2.2 The Activities Report""""DOCUMENT 5: THE ACTIVITIES REPORT""; ""2.3 PROPOSALS""; ""2.3.1 The Brief Proposal""; ""DOCUMENT 6: THE BRIEF PROPOSAL""; ""2.3.2 The Extended Proposal""; ""DOCUMENT 7: THE EXTENDED PROPOSAL""; ""CASE STUDY #2: THINKING ARGUMENTATIVEY""; ""AUTHORS� ANALYSIS OF CASE STUDY #2""; ""2.4 PROCEDURES""; ""DOCUMENT 8: THE PROCEDURAL DOCUMENT""; ""2.5 LONG DOCUMENTS""; ""DOCUMENT 9: LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL""; ""DOCUMENT 10: TITLE PAGE""; ""DOCUMENT 11: ABSTRACT""; ""DOCUMENT 12: THE TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""DOCUMENT 13: LIST OF FIGURES""""EXERCISE: COLLECTING MODEL TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS""""SECTION 3 EDITING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT""; ""3.0 EDITING THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT""; ""3.1 ORGANIZATION""; ""3.2 STYLE""; ""3.3. CORRECTNESS""; ""EXERCISE: IDENTIFYING THE SEVEN DEADLY ERRORS OF TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""IDENTIFYING THE SEVEN DEADLY ERRORS OF TECHNICAL WRITING KEY""; ""3.3.1 Pronoun Reference Agreement Problems""; ""3.3.2 Subject-Verb Agreement Problems""; ""3.3.3 Vague Pronoun Reference""; ""3.3.4 Dangling Modifiers""; ""3.3.5 Overuse of Passive Voice""; ""3.3.6 Inappropriate Comma Use""; ""3.3.7 Inappropriate Semicolon Use""""3.4 A NOTE ON EDITING""""SECTION 4 CONCLUSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""4.0 CONCLUSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL WRITING""; ""APPENDICES""; ""APPENDIX A: BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF TECHNICAL EDITORS""; ""APPENDIX B: WORD PROCESSING FOR THE TECHNICAL WRITER""; ""APPENDIX C: TECHNICAL WRITING AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE""; ""APPENDIX D: FOR FURTHER READING""Technical writingCommunication of technical informationTechnical writing.Communication of technical information.808/.0666Estrin Herman A1681329Elliot Norbert1681330MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813674603321Technical writing in the corporate world4050681UNINA