03385cam a2200349 i 4500 114894 20230410143530.0 120918s2013 ilua b 001 0 eng c 17468793 2012037860 9780226924069 (cloth : alkaline paper) 9780226924076 (paper : alkaline paper) 9780226924083 (e-book) 0226924068 (cloth : alkaline paper) 0226924076 (paper : alkaline paper) 0226924084 (e-book) ICU/DLC eng ICU rda DLC T 10.5 S691 2013 301.161 Solving problems in technical communication / edited by Johndan Johnson-Eilola and Stuart A. Selber. Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013. 521 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction / Johndan Johnson-Eilola and Stuart A. Selber -- Mapping the field. What are the boundaries, artifacts, and identities of technical communication? / Richard J. Selfe and Cynthia L. Selfe ; What are the work patterns of technical communication? / William Hart-Davidson ; How can technical communicators fit into contemporary organizations? / Jim Henry ; How can technical communicators develop as both students and professionals? / Kelli Cargile Cook, Emily Cook, Ben Minson, and Stephanie Wilson -- Situating the field. How can rhetoric theory inform the practice of technical communication? / James E. Porter ; How can work tools shape and organize technical communication? / Jason Swarts ; What can history teach us about technical communication? / Bernadette Longo and T. Kenny Fountain ; What is the future of technical communication? / Brad Mehlenbacher -- Understanding field approaches. How can technical communicators work in an ethical and legal manner? / J. Blake Scott ; How can technical communicators plan for users? / Antonio Ceraso ; How can technical communicators study work contexts? / Clay Spinuzzi ; How can technical communicators evaluate the usability of artifacts? / Barbara Mirel ; How can technical communicators manage projects? / R. Stanley Dicks -- Developing field knowledge. What do technical communicators need to know about genre? / Brent Henze ; What do technical communicators need to know about writing? / Ann M. Blakeslee and Gerald J. Savage ; What do technical communicators need to know about information design? / Karen Schriver ; What do technical communicators need to know about new media? / Anne Frances Wysocki ; What do technical communicators need to know about collaboration? / Rebecca E. Burnett, L. Andrew Cooper, and Candice A. Welhausen ; What do technical communicators need to know about international environments? / Kirk St. Amant. The field of technical communication is rapidly expanding in both the academic world and the private sector, yet a problematic divide remains between theory and practice. This book collects the research and theory in the field and applies it to real-world problems faced by practitioners. Communication of technical information. Technology Information services. Medios de comunicación de masas. Johnson-Eilola, Johndan. Selber, Stuart A. lcc bk 103425 103425 0 0 lcc 0 0 CT BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 T 10.5 S691 2013 00000108373 2019-01-21 00:00:00 1 2019-01-21 bk