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Technical Communication: A Design-Centric Approach
by Jon BalzottiTechnical Communication: A Design-Centric Approach is a comprehensive textbook for introductory courses in technical communication and professional writing. Technical Communication takes a design approach to foundational and emergent technical communication skills such as document design, job applications and interviews, workplace collaboration, and report writing, providing students with practical guidance on matters of ethics, style, and problem-solving in a range of professional and organizational contexts. This is a core textbook suitable for undergraduate courses in technical and professional communication.The book is supplemented by an innovative website featuring interactive simulations of various real-world technical communication challenges. Visit https://microcore.byu.edu/
Technical Communication: A Guided Approach
by June Dostal Deborah St VincentStudents practice as they learn to utilize and refine their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. They also learn how to write business documents, develop editing skills, practice teamwork, solve problems, develop a portfolio, use leadership skills, and learn to interact with other people.
Technical Communication: A Guided Approach
by June Dostal Deborah St VincentStudents practice as they learn to utilize and refine their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. They also learn how to write business documents, develop editing skills, practice teamwork, solve problems, develop a portfolio, use leadership skills, and learn to interact with other people.
Technical Communication
by Mike Markel Stuart A. SelberMake the leap from writing in college to writing in a variety of workplace settings and contexts with Technical Communication. Practical advice and real-world examples let you practice with the kinds of writing processes and products you’ll encounter on the job.
Technical Communication
by Stuart A. Selber Mike MarkelMake the leap from writing in college to writing in a variety of workplace settings and contexts with Technical Communication. Practical advice and real-world examples let you practice with the kinds of writing processes and products you’ll encounter on the job.
Technical Communication After the Social Justice Turn: Building Coalitions for Action (ATTW Series in Technical and Professional Communication)
by Rebecca Walton Kristen Moore Natasha JonesThis is the first scholarly monograph marking the social justice turn in technical and professional communication (TPC). Social justice often draws attention to structural oppression, but to enact social justice as technical communicators, first, we must be able to trace daily practice to the oppressive structures it professionalizes, codifies, and normalizes. Technical Communication After the Social Justice Turn moves readers from conceptual explorations of oppression and justice to a theoretical framework that allows for the concepts to be applied and implemented in a variety of practical contexts. It historicizes the recent social justice turn in TPC scholarship, models a social justice approach to building theories and heuristics, and presents scenarios that illustrate how to develop sustainable practices of activism and social justice. Its commitment to coalition building, inclusivity, and socially just practices of citation and activism will support scholars, teachers, and practitioners not only in understanding how the work of technical communication is often complicit in oppression but also in recognizing, revealing, rejecting, and replacing oppressive practices.
Technical Communication and the World Wide Web
by Michael Day Carol LipsonOver the past decade, the World Wide Web has dramatically changed the face of technical communication, but the teaching of writing has thus far altered very little to accommodate this rapidly changing context. Technical Communication and the World Wide Web offers substantial and broadly applicable strategies for teaching global communication issues affecting writing for the World Wide Web.Editors Carol Lipson and Michael Day have brought together an exceptional group of experienced and well-known teacher-scholars to develop this unique volume addressing technical communication education. The chapters here focus specifically on curriculum issues and the teaching of technical writing for the World Wide Web, contributing a blend of theory and practice in proposing changes in curriculum and pedagogy. Contributors offer classroom examples that teachers at all levels of experience can adapt for their own classes. The volume provides comprehensive coverage of the technical communication curriculum, from the two-year level to the graduate level; from service courses to degree programs.This volume is an important and indispensable resource for technical writing educators, and it will serve as an essential reference for curriculum and pedagogy development in technical communication programs.
Technical Communication (Eleventh Edition)
by Mike MarkelInstructors know that Mike Markel’s Technical Communication will prepare their students for any workplace writing situation. No other text offers such a comprehensive introduction to the field while still delivering practical, effective support for students at every level. The eleventh edition has been thoroughly revised to reframe the work of technical communicators in the context of today’s highly collaborative, rapidly evolving digital practices. Fresh, social-media driven sample documents and coverage of the latest tools and technologies ensure that students work with the kinds of processes and products they’ll encounter on the job. The text is now accompanied and enhanced by LaunchPad for Technical Communication, an online course space with an interactive e-book, multimedia sample documents for analysis, tutorials on digital writing tools, a new test bank, Learning Curve adaptive quizzes that give students more ways to master the material, and much more. Get all our great course-specific materials in one fully customizable space onli≠ then assign and mix our resources with yours. See what's in the LaunchPad
Technical Communication for Environmental Action (SUNY series, Studies in Technical Communication)
by Sean D. WilliamsClimate change is one of the most significant challenges facing the global community in the twenty-first century. With its position at the border of people, technology, science, and communication, technical communication has a significant role to play in helping to solve these complex environmental problems. This collection of essays engages scholars and practitioners in a conversation about how the field has contributed to pragmatic and democratic action to address climate change. Compared to most prior work—which offers theoretical perspectives of environmental communication—this collection explores the actual practice of international technical communicators who participate in government projects, corporate processes, nonprofit programs, and international agency work, demonstrating how technical communication theories such as participatory design, social justice, and ethics can help shape pragmatic environmental action.br>SUNY Press has collaborated with Knowledge Unlatched to unlock KU Focus Collection titles. The Knowledge Unlatched titles have been made open access through libraries coming together to crowd fund the publication cost. Each monograph has been released as open access making the eBook freely available to readers worldwide. Discover more about the Knowledge Unlatched program here: https://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/. It can also be found in the SUNY Open Access Repository at <a href="https://soar.suny.edu/handle/20.500.12648/8482 ">https://soar.suny.edu/handle/20.500.12648/8482 .
Technical Communication Strategies for Today
by Richard Johnson-SheehanTechnical Communication Strategies for Today offers students all of the topics and genres they need for their technical communication course. Students want their textbooks to cost less, and they want comprehensive topical coverage presented in a succinct and clear writing style. Technical Communication Strategies for Today offers both and speaks to today's students. Instructional narrative is "chunked," so that portions of text are combined with graphics. The chunked presentation also integrates an awareness of how documents are read-often skimmed by readers seeking the information they need, and it models the way today's technical documents should be designed. The contemporary writing style is matched by an approach that accurately reflects the modern day computer-centered technical workplace: Technical Communication Strategies for Today presents computers as thinking tools that powerfully influence how we develop, produce, design, and deliver technical documents and presentations.
Technical Editing: An Introduction to Editing in the Workplace
by Donald H. Cunningham Edward A. Malone Joyce M. RothschildTechnical Editing: An Introduction to Editing in the Workplace offers the most comprehensive, accessible, and current approach to technical and professional editing. <p><p>Written by an experienced author team, the first part of the text provides an overview of the editing process (appraising the document, creating an editing plan, and implementing the plan), the second part covers substantive editing (editing for organization, completeness, accuracy, etc.), and the third part explains copyediting (from its principles and procedures to their application in practice) and proofreading. <p><p>The authors discuss such topics as fraud in the workplace and whistleblowing; navigation aids in print and digital documents; redaction of classified or confidential information; layout and design principles; controlled languages, the plain English movement, and international varieties of English; content reuse and content management systems; and electronic editing skills. The book provides ample coverage of grammar, punctuation, and usage, with many authentic examples from technical and business documents.
Technical Foundations of Embedded Systems: Electronics, System theory, Components and Analysis (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #732)
by Karsten Berns Alexander Köpper Bernd SchürmannThis textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the methodological and technical knowledge necessary for the development of embedded systems. At first, the foundations of embedded systems from the fields of electronics, systems theory and control theory are introduced for computer scientists and engineers without extensive knowledge of electrical engineering. Subsequently, system components as well as digital communication between embedded system nodes are discussed. The book ends with procedures for the analysis of embedded systems and for real-time processing. It is aimed at students and users of computer science as well as engineers, physicists and mathematicians who are interested in the basics of developing embedded systems.
Technical Writing For Dummies
by Sheryl Lindsell-RobertsLearn to document the technology that makes the world go Technical Writing For Dummies is a master class on how to build a career writing user manuals, e-learning, streaming, simulations, and more. It even zooms into the metaverse. Whether you’re new to the field, a seasoned professional, or a technical person who needs to write, this guide arms you with the skills you need to cash in on this flourishing world of technical writing. This isn’t your average how-to. It’s a compendium of innovative industry knowledge that will help you set yourself apart with the latest trends and best practices in technical writing. As a tech writer, you’ll need a robust skillset that allows you to offer clear and concise documentation for just about anything. This new edition of Technical Writing For Dummies—updated for all of today’s tech writing advances—can get you there. Uncover the basics of technical writing and master common documentation types Get insight into the career paths available to tech writers today Discover new remote collaboration options and cloud-based tools for technical writers Learn how to elevate your documents for high search engine optimization (SEO) rankings Improve your craft to connect with diverse, global audiencesWhether you’re a technical writer or technical professional who needs to write—you can learn the best practices of effective technical writing, as well as how to navigate its various formats and platforms, thanks to this handy Dummies guide.
Technical Writing for Software Developers: Enhance communication, improve collaboration, and leverage AI tools for software development
by Chris ChinchillaElevate your software development process with expert technical writing skills, fostering clarity, collaboration, and successful product outcomesKey FeaturesOptimize documentation workflows with collaborative version-controlled "docs-as-code" tooling optionsEngage with interactive learning modules embedded throughout the bookImprove software quality as a lead developer through effective communication in documentationPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionEffective documentation is key to the success of products in remote software development teams, facilitating clear instructions that benefit the entire development team. Technical Writing for Software Developers lays a solid foundation of essential grammar, providing language tips and explaining how precise writing enhances documentation, and walks you through the fundamental types and styles of documentation. Starting with an exploration of the current state of the tech writing industry and its significance in both the software and hardware realms, you’ll master the building blocks of technical writing, exploring tooling choices and style guides, and create dynamic multimedia-laden documentation. This book equips you with valuable insights into the writing and feedback process to ensure continuous improvement. Additionally, you’ll take a peek at the emerging trends and technologies, including AI tools, shaping the future of technical writing. By the end of this technical writing book, you’ll have developed the expertise you need to tackle documentation requests effectively, armed with the knowledge of the best approach for documenting any topic, encompassing text, media elements, structure, and appropriate tools. The skills acquired will enable you to achieve seamless teamwork, enhanced project efficiency, and successful software development.What you will learnCreate engaging multimedia-rich documentationUnderstand the types and styles of documentationDiscover grammar and language tips for clear communicationStreamline your documentation process with the right tooling choiceMaster the writing and feedback process for continuous improvementExplore automation techniques for efficient documentation workflowsEmbrace AI-powered tools for enhanced technical writingWho this book is forThis book is for software developers who want to improve their technical writing prowess. Whether you are a junior developer looking to refine your documentation skills or a professional striving for smoother collaboration, this resource equips you with all the essential knowledge and practical insights you need. Covering everything from creating clear documentation to enhancing career prospects, this book caters to a diverse range of software developers, including programmers, software architects, and software engineers looking to streamline the product development process and save time.
Techniken der Schlagfertigkeit für Dummies Das Pocketbuch (Für Dummies)
by Gero TeufertFühlen Sie sich manchmal sprachlos bei Vorwürfen, kritischen Fragen, Killerphrasen oder verbalen Tiefschlägen im Beruf oder Privatleben? "Techniken der Schlagfertigkeit für Dummies" hilft Ihnen, auf verbale Attacken witzig, wortgewandt und rhetorisch überlegen zu reagieren und selbst dann noch angemessen zu kontern, wenn der Gesprächspartner unter die Gürtellinie zielt. Gezielte Techniken ermöglichen es Ihnen, Ihre Konter- und Assoziationsfähigkeit schrittweise zu stärken. So können Sie mit Standardsätzen selbst in Stresssituationen schlagfertige Antworten aus dem Ärmel schütteln. Lernen Sie souverän zu reagieren und dabei Humor ins Spiel zu bringen. Überwinden Sie Ihre Sprachlosigkeit, zücken Sie den verbalen Degen und schlagen Sie zurück!
Techniques for College Writing: The Thesis Statement and Beyond
by Kathleen Muller Moore Susie Lan CasselThis book is divided into three parts that build on one another. Part One (Thinking Through the Thesis Statement) introduces the basics for writing a paper--from think¬ing about the audience and format to developing a thesis statement and concluding well. Part Two (Thinking Through Your Writing Assignment) moves to the next stage of the writing process by looking more closely at the writing prompt and its requirements to plan a response that is relevant and appropriate. Part Three (Writing Beyond the Composition Classroom) looks beyond the composition classroom to more specialized writing, such as writing for a scientific paper, an informa¬tive paper, and literature reviews.
Techniques of Close Reading
by Barry S. BrummettIn a world in which messages increasingly ask us to believe, accept, buy, and follow, the ability to read texts closely in order to gain a deeper understanding of their meanings is an indispensable survival skill. Techniques of Close Reading is a brief book that helps students see what texts may be saying, be they written, oral, visual, or mediated. Renowned scholar and professor Barry Brummett explains and explores the various ways to "read" messages (such as speeches, cartoons, or magazine ads), teaching students how to see deeper levels of meaning and to share those insights with others. Students learn techniques for discovering form, rhetorical tropes, argument, and ideologies within texts.This book differs from other books in rhetorical criticism, textual analysis, or critical thinking by: Focusing on the act and techniques of criticism rather than on schools of thought, grand theories, and specific methods, thus helping students to engage in the act of critical close reading in ways that are congenial to a wide range of methods - making the book an ideal companion to texts focused on specific methodsExplaining the relationships among theory, methods, and techniques of rhetorical criticismExamining the ethics and risks of doing and reading rhetorical criticism via plenty of examples, figures, and exercises taken from everyday life Serving as a brief, affordable text, thus allowing instructors the flexibility to assign other textbooks
Techniques of Close Reading
by Barry S. BrummettTechniques of Close Reading, Second Edition helps you gain a deeper understanding of what texts may be saying, whether they are written, oral, visual, or mediated. Renowned scholar and professor Barry Brummett explains and explores the various ways to "read" messages (such as speeches, cartoons, or magazine ads), teaching you how to see deeper levels of meaning and to share those insights with others. You will learn techniques for discovering form, rhetorical tropes, argument, and ideologies within texts. New to the Second Edition: A new Chapter 6 includes a selection of techniques from each chapter to show you how different techniques may be used together when reading text. A close reading of a group of ads from the insurance company, Liberty Mutual, offers you an opportunity to apply the techniques to recent texts.
Techniques of Close Reading
by Barry S. BrummettTechniques of Close Reading, Second Edition helps you gain a deeper understanding of what texts may be saying, whether they are written, oral, visual, or mediated. Renowned scholar and professor Barry Brummett explains and explores the various ways to "read" messages (such as speeches, cartoons, or magazine ads), teaching you how to see deeper levels of meaning and to share those insights with others. You will learn techniques for discovering form, rhetorical tropes, argument, and ideologies within texts. New to the Second Edition: A new Chapter 6 includes a selection of techniques from each chapter to show you how different techniques may be used together when reading text. A close reading of a group of ads from the insurance company, Liberty Mutual, offers you an opportunity to apply the techniques to recent texts.
Technische Grundlagen Eingebetteter Systeme: Elektronik, Systemtheorie, Komponenten und Analyse
by Karsten Berns Alexander Köpper Bernd SchürmannLernen Sie mit diesem Lehrbuch eingebettete Systeme besser kennenEmbedded Systems (eingebettete Systeme) sind aus dem Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken. In Smartphones, Fahrzeugen oder Haushaltsgeräten verbinden sie die analoge mit der digitalen Welt. Daraus ergeben sich speziell für Entwickler eingebetteter Systeme viele Anforderungen. Sie müssen nicht nur Kenntnisse aus der Entwicklung von Softwaresystemen mitbringen, sondern gleichzeitig Wissen in Sachen Elektrotechnik oder Systemkomponenten besitzen. Dieses Lehrbuch führt Sie umfassend in das Feld eingebetteter Systeme ein. Die Autoren liefern Ihnen das notwendige methodische sowie systematische Wissen zur Systementwicklung. Zum optimalen Verständnis ist dieses Werk in vier Teile untergliedert:Technische Grundlagen eingebetteter Systeme aus den Gebieten Elektronik, Systemtheorie, Steuerung und Regelung Systemtheoretische Grundlagen und Entwürfe von ReglernÜberblick und Einbindung der Systemkomponenten eingebetteter SystemeModellierung und Analyse von Algorithmen mit Blick auf EchtzeitanforderungenDurch Anwendungsbeispiele und Methoden der Echtzeitplanung können Sie mit diesem Lehrbuch Ihr Wissen im Bereich eingebettete Systeme nachhaltig vertiefen. Inhaltlich für Praktiker und Theoretiker zu empfehlenAufgrund seines thematischen Schwerpunkts profitieren von diesem Werk speziell folgende Leser:a) Studierende und Anwender der Informatik ohne tiefgreifende Vorkenntnisse im Bereich Elektrotechnikb) Ingenieure, Physiker und Mathematiker, die sich für die Grundlagen der Entwicklung eingebetteter Systeme interessierenIn den einführenden Kapiteln des Lehrbuchs definieren die Autoren zunächst die Merkmale eingebetteter Systeme. Sie zeigen Ihnen Anwendungsfelder und erläutern, in welcher Form diese Systeme zum Einsatz kommen – beispielsweise als Cyber-Physikalische Systeme (CPS). Im weiteren Verlauf werden u. a. diese Teilaspekte näher behandelt:Elektrische NetzwerkeElektronische GrundschaltungenSignalverarbeitungsprozesseSensordatenverarbeitungAktuatorikRecheneinheiten für eingebettete SystemeKommunikationEin Grundlagenwerk mit verständlichem KonzeptDurch seinen systematischen Aufbau ermöglicht Ihnen dieses Werk einen schnellen Einstieg in die Materie. Anschauliche Tabellen, Grafiken, Anwendungsbeispiele sowie Modelle unterstützen Sie beim Lernprozess. Wenn Sie sich für eingebettete Systeme interessieren, darf dieses Lehrbuch in Ihrer Sammlung nicht fehlen.
Technisches Zeichnen für Ingenieure: Ein Überblick (essentials)
by Bernd SchröderMaschinenbauliche und bautechnische Zeichnungen legen die zu erstellenden Objekte fest. Um diese Zeichnungen eindeutig zu gestalten, wurde ein umfangreiches Normenwerk etabliert, in welchem Grundnormen und Zeichnungsarten vereinbart sind. Formate, Maßstäbe und Ansichten werden vorgestellt, ebenso wie Linien und Darstellungen (Linienarten, Buchstaben, Ziffern und Schrift). Schraffur und Bemaßung sind ebenfalls aufgeführt. Für bautechnische Zeichnungen wird die Darstellung von Baumaterialien gezeigt, aber auch Bauelemente. Beim werkzeugbaulichen Zeichnen interessieren die technischen Oberflächen und Rauheitsbezeichnungen, Grenzmaße und Passungen. Auch Schweißbezeichnungen gehören dazu oder Muster von Bearbeitungsspuren. Für technische Systeme werden Stücklisten behandelt. Form- und Lagetoleranzen sichern die geometrische Genauigkeit des zu fertigenden Bauteils.
Techno-Geopolitics: US-China Tech War and the Practice of Digital Statecraft (International Politics in the Age of Disruption)
by Pak Nung WongTechno-Geopolitics explores contemporary US-China relations and the future of global cyber-security through the prisms of geopolitics and financial-technological competition. It puts forward a new conceptual framework for an emerging field of digital statecraft and discusses a range of key issues including the controversies around 5G technology, policy regulations over TikTok and WeChat, the emergence of non-traditional espionage, and potential trends in post-pandemic foreign policy. Analysing the ramifications of the ongoing US-China trade standoff, this book maps the terrain of technological war and the race for global technological leadership and economic supremacy. It shows how China’s technological advancements have not only been the key to its national economic development but have also been the core focus of US intelligence. Further, it draws on US-China counter-intelligence cases sourced from the US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to explore emerging patterns and techniques of China’s espionage practice. A cutting-edge study on the future of statecraft, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of international relations, security and intelligence studies, information technology and artificial intelligence, political science, especially US foreign policy and China studies. It will also be of great interest to policymakers, career bureaucrats, security and intelligence practitioners, technology regulators, and professionals working with think tanks and embassies.
Techno Politics in Presidential Campaigning: New Voices, New Technologies, and New Voters
by John Allen Hendricks Lynda Lee KaidThe 2008 US presidential campaign saw politicians utilizing all types of new media -- Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter, e-mail, and cell phone texting – to reach voters of all ages, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. This volume examines the use of these media and considers the effectiveness of reaching voters through these channels. It explores not only the use of new media and technologies but also the role these tactics played in attracting new voters and communicating with the electorate during the 2008 presidential debates. Chapters focus on how the technologies were used by candidates, the press, and voters.
Technological Governance and Escapism in Times of Accelerated Change (Information Technology and Global Governance)
by Ignas KalpokasThis book examines escapist coping strategies brought about by the pace, breadth and governance of technological change. It argues that escapism manifests in various forms, ranging from nostalgia for a fantasised past of unhindered reason and agency, to progressive visions of societal and political improvement, and greater empowerment. Drawing on post-humanist theory and critical disability studies, the book also assesses how escapism should not be viewed as an unavoidable reaction to technological change, and develops a model for an ethically equitable relationship between humans and technology. It will appeal to all those interested in governance and politics, media and communication studies, technology studies, and philosophy.
Technological Sustainability and Business Competitive Advantage (Internet of Things)
by Muneer Al Mubarak Allam HamdanThis book discusses advanced technological solutions in Industry 5.0 that can be used for business competitive advantage and sustainability. The book presents tools that can help reduce time and make use of data in an efficient way while using resources efficiently and sustainably. The book aims to highlight technological sustainability through promoting innovations, improving social development, and providing green products that benefit the society. The authors discuss the recent technological advancements such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Financial Technology (FinTech), Big Data, and Blockchain. They also discuss the benefits of incorporating such technologies in areas such as green supply chain, storage technology, Internet banking, and nanotechnology. The target audience of this book includes all interested individuals and institutions in the fields of engineering, business, technology, and public services. The book provides insights and solutions to many issues and creates opportunities for further sustainability.