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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Pearsall, Thomas E.     Subjects     Technical writing.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Pearsall, Thomas E.       by title:      The elements of tech...         MARC Display

The elements of technical writing / Thomas E. Pearsall, Kelli Cargile Cook. by Pearsall, Thomas E. New York : Longman, c2010. Subjects Technical writing. ISBN:  9780205583812 (pbk.) : 0205583814 (pbk.) Description:  xiv, 172 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Edition:  3rd ed. Contents:  Part one : the seven principles of technical writing -- Know your purpose and your writing situation : Your purpose ; Your situation ; Activities ; Chapter assignments -- Know your audience and their situation : Concerns and characteristics ; Education, experience, and location ; Attitudes toward purpose and information ; Activities ; Chapter assignments -- Choose and organize your content around your purpose and audience : Researching content ; Choosing content ; Organizing your content ; Activities ; Chapter assignments -- Write clearly and precisely : Paragraph for readers ; Revise sentences and words for readers ; Writing and revising with others ; Activities ; Chapter assignments -- Use good page design : Use default layout templates cautiously ; Provide headings ; Use headers and footers ; Choose an appropriate type size and typeface ; Use lists and informal tables ; Use emphasis careful ; Leave ample white space ; Activities ; Chapter assignments -- Think visually : Getting and showing objects ; Showing processes ; Showing data ; Considering cultural differences ; Activities ; Chapter assignments -- Write ethically : Don't hide or suppress unfavorable data ; Don't exaggerate favorable data ; Don't make false implications ; Don't plagiarize ; Credit your sources ; Construct ethical graphs ; Don't lie ; Activities ; Chapter assignments -- Part two : the formats of technical writing -- Elements of reports : Title page ; Letter of transmittal ; Preface ; Table of contents ; List of illustrations ; Glossary ; List of symbols ; Abstracts and summaries ; Introduction ; Discussion ; Conclusions and recommendations ; Appendixes ; Documentation ; Copyright ; Activities ; Chapter assignments -- Formats of reports : Instructions ; Analytical reports ; Proposals ; Progress reports ; Empirical research reports ; Activities ; Chapter assignments -- Formats of correspondence : Formal elements of letters ; Simplified letters ; Memorandums ; E-mail ; Correspondence of the job search ; Activities ; Chapter assignments. Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808.0666 Pearsall Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808.0666 Pe Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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