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It is the goal of this book to help students do the following:
• Apply basic concepts for effective and concise business writing.
• Compile a well written report acceptable within a business context.
• Follow a writing process designed for business students.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, reasoning, and persuasion.
• Communicate in writing using a business model.
• Apply resources for improving business writing skills.

Technical writing courses introduce you to some of the most important aspects of writing in the worlds of science, technology, and business—in other words, the kind of writing that scientists, nurses, doctors, computer specialists, government officials, engineers, and other professionals do as a part of their regular work. The skills learned in technical writing courses can be useful in other fields as well, including education and social sciences.

An open textbook designed for use in co-requisite course pairings of developmental writing and introductory technical writing, or indeed in other lower-division college writing courses that focus on building study skills alongside effective workplace and academic writing skills. It offers a no-cost alternative to commercial products, combining practical guidance with interactive exercises and thoughtfully designed writing opportunities.

This book presents technical writing as an approach to researching and carrying out writing that centers on technical subject matter. Each and every chapter is devoted to helping students understand that good technical writing is situationally-aware and context-driven. Technical writing doesn’t work off knowing the one true right way of doing things—there is no magic report template out there that will always work. Instead, the focus is on offering students a series of approaches they can use to map out their situations and do research accordingly.

Covers - technical documents, writing collaboratively & using social media, research, grammar, punctuation, and conventions of English as well as ethical and legal obligations.

A textbook focusing on writing in the workplace, with an emphasis on audience analysis, writing for specific situations, document design, research processes, and visual aids. Order a print copy: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/technical-writing/24461036

Technical writing address specific audience for specific purpose such as science lab reports, specifications, change orders for building construction, patient education materials, wep pages, brochures, –and more. In technical writing, one is often documenting what was done (such as a science experiment or auto repair invoice0 and format of the writing is often as important as the content. Usability and accessibility for documents is key. Citing your sources is important in all writing, but in some fields of technical writing, such as the sciences and engineering, it is one of the more important considerations of your writing.

Technical Writing for CTE is an open source e-textbook designed specifically for use in LBCC’s WD4 (Technical Writing for Welders) and all versions of IN4 (Technical Writing for CTE).

Explores writing genres commonly used in professional workplaces. These genres include various types of correspondence—letters, memos, and emails—as well as reports, proposals, and abstracts (or
summaries). As a student in this class, you will study how these written genres are shaped by different workplace rhetorical situations, or contexts. Indeed, knowing the rhetorical context (audience and purpose) of any situation in which information needs to be shared will help you navigate available document formats, and will help you learn to write for similar yet inevitably different workplace situations

Provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition.
Beginning with the sentence and its essential elements, this book addresses each concept with clear, concise and effective examples that are immediately reinforced with exercises and opportunities to demonstrate, and reinforce, learning.

Covers a variety of technical writing topics.

Technical Writing is a rewarding and intellectually stimulating career. The demand for writers who can communicate complex topics in simple formats has never been greater. Technical writing isn't about 'dumbing down'; it's about writing to the correct level.

A recommended alternative to the Purdue Online Writing Center. Link your students to information about:
The Writing Process - Research Process - Citation & Documentation - Rhetorical Styles - Argument & Critical Thinking - Online Writing & Presentations - Grammar Essentials - Avoiding Plagiarism - Academic Writing 101
Writing in the Disciplines - Writing Refresher

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