Guide to Technical Communications

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Lynn, author.

Wahlin, Leah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Textbooks.

Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Ohio State University Libraries [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Welcome to the textbook for Engineering Technical Communications courses at The Ohio State University. Our aim in writing this textbook was to create a resource specifically focused on and applicable to the kinds of communication skills most beneficial to the students who take our courses. Therefore, this textbook focuses on developing both technical and professional communication skills and will help readers practice strategies for critically analyzing audiences and contexts, real-world applications of rhetorical principles, and skills for producing documents (reports, proposals, instructions), presentations, videos, and wide variety of other professional communications.

Contents:

Introduction

What is Technical Communications?

Rhetorical Foundations

What is Rhetoric?

Applications in Technical Communications

Job Search Communications

Preparing Job Application Materials

Interview Strategies

Employment Access, Equity & Opportunity

Engaging With Research

Common Types of Research Reports & Documents

Strategies for Conducting Research

Writing about Research

Using and Documenting Sources

Appendix

Notes:

Description based on print resource