Trades & Technology

For courses in Composition and Technical Writing.

This desktop guide is part style guide, part grammar book, and part technical writing reference. It consists of hundreds of rules that can help eliminate the flubs and bobbles that find their way onto the computer screen. The rules are organized so that writers can consult the various sections of the book as needed. The Handbook is designed to be a bridge that can support both Basic Composition Skills … and the subsequent volume, Technical Document Basics…. The manual is intended as a desk reference to accompany the other texts.

• An industry-oriented alternative—Very friendly, very practical, and very industry oriented. This text demands originality in documentation—unlike vocational English workbooks; and it encourage work-related writing tasks—unlike transfer English texts.

  • Helps students gain competency in tight exit-skills that conform to workplace expectations. Ex.___

• A strong workplace focus combined with realistic college writing practices.

  • Provides students with crossover texts that focus on both college writing skills and trade and industry practices. Ex.___

• Down-to-earth, accessible style and how-to-do-it approach—Uses a crisp corporate seminar-style presentation that gets to the point quickly and keeps students reading and doing by focusing on topics and situations that are clearly relevant.

  • Lets “hands-on”-oriented students get right to the business of writing, rather than bogging them down with a lot of academic conceptualizing. Ex.___

• Technical writing as “constructed/engineered” writing—Provides a new look at the way technical writers perceive writing. Shows how technical writing is really technical composing that combines text as well as visual (graphic) and mathematical conceptualizations. These and other strategies are often overlooked in composition books—but these tools are critical in industry. Explains that technical writing isn't just about engineering; it itself is engineered—it is engineering.

  • Helps students build a strong understanding of logical design features that they can use to construct any writing project. Ex.___

• Samples of student writing created for professional use in industry—Features a broad assortment of student-produced samples that reflect academic writing styles and industry practices. Many of the samples and models are “co-op projects” that were developed for genuine applications in company settings.

  • Provides students with reproducible models of the kinds of documents they are likely to need and use in college and the workplace. Ex.___

 1. Mapping the Writer's Highway.


 2. The Base Unit: Logical Sentence Design.


 3. Sentence Symbols: Punctuation Logic.


 4. Sentence Conventions: The Basics of Grammar.


 5. Word Rules: Spelling and Capitalization.


 6. Goofs, Gaffes, Glitches and Gremlins.


 7. Numbers, Measures, Abbreviations and Symbols.


 8. Symbolic Systems: The Languages of Science.


 9. Cues and Keys: Citations and References.


10. Internet Resources for Engineering.


11. The Resume: Your Corporate Passport.


Appendix A: APA Citation and Documentation Practices.


Index.


Editing Code.

Technical Writing - Handbook / Style Guide (Technical Communication for Trades & Technology)
Technical Communication (Reading, Writing, Oral) (Business Communications)
Technical Writing (Business Communications)

Writr's Handbook for Engineering Technicians and Technologists focuses on the rules and practices of writing with a special focus on the needs and interests of technicians. It covers topics such as logical sentence design, work choices, punctuation, grammar, spelling, and common errors. It also presents information on documentation and web searching. The text ends with a chapter on designing a resume.

To help illustrate rules and guidelines and to present a practical approach to the material, the text includes the following features:

• Explanations for many of the rules for correct usage
• Sections on the use of abbreviations, mathematics, and other symbols related to engineering technology
• Chapter-ending review exercises

The format and features of this text make it valuable as a traditional textbook. In addition, the text's organization of material into major topics and the presentation format of rules and explanations also make it an excellent reference book.

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