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Technical Writing: Method, Application, and Management

Alice I. Philbin, John Woodrow Presley

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Definition of technical writing. Audiences of technical writing. Planning for writing. Information gathering. Organizing your technical communication. Methods of development. Effective revision and editing. Graphs and tables. Drawings and photographs. Correspondence. Resumes, letters of application, and interviews. Proposals. Short reports. Closeout, investigative, and feasibility reports. describing mechanisms and drafting instructions. Oral communications and presentations. Understanding corporate production of documents. Managing writing and editing to contain costs. Handbook.

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Definition of technical writing. Audiences of technical writing. Planning for writing. Information gathering. Organizing your technical communication. Methods of development. Effective revision and editing. Graphs and tables. Drawings and photographs. Correspondence. Resumes, letters of application, and interviews. Proposals. Short reports. Closeout, investigative, and feasibility reports. describing mechanisms and drafting instructions. Oral communications and presentations. Understanding corporate production of documents. Managing writing and editing to contain costs. Handbook.

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Definition of technical writing. Audiences of technical writing. Planning for writing. Information gathering. Organizing your technical communication. Methods of development. Effective revision and editing. Graphs and tables. Drawings and photographs. Correspondence. Resumes, letters of application, and interviews. Proposals. Short reports. Closeout, investigative, and feasibility reports. describing mechanisms and drafting instructions. Oral communications and presentations. Understanding corporate production of documents. Managing writing and editing to contain costs. Handbook.

Key concepts: Technical writing, Technical communication, Computer science, Report writing, Technical documentation, World Wide Web, Multimedia, Engineering

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