LEADER 04422nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910449982903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4175-2422-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000007848 035 $a(EBL)3116935 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000256378 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11195001 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000256378 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10225491 035 $a(PQKB)11244096 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3116935 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3116935 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10058800 035 $a(OCoLC)922967032 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000007848 100 $a20040811d1990 my 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTechnical writing in the corporate world$b[electronic resource] /$fHerman A. Estrin, Norbert Elliot 210 $aLos Altos, Calif. $cCrisp$dc1990 215 $a1 online resource (86 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-56052-004-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""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""; ""AUTHORSa??? 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 Ca???S OF REPORT WRITING"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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""; ""AUTHORSa??? 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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 606 $aTechnical writing 606 $aCommunication of technical information 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTechnical writing. 615 0$aCommunication of technical information. 676 $a808/.0666 700 $aEstrin$b Herman A$01039886 701 $aElliot$b Norbert$01039887 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449982903321 996 $aTechnical writing in the corporate world$92462352 997 $aUNINA