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Solving problems in technical communication / edited by Johndan Johnson-Eilola and Stuart A. Selber.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2013Description: 521 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780226924069 (cloth : alkaline paper)
  • 9780226924076 (paper : alkaline paper)
  • 0226924068 (cloth : alkaline paper)
  • 0226924076 (paper : alkaline paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301.161
LOC classification:
  • T 10.5 S691 2013
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección de Tecnología Humanidades (4to. Piso) T 10.5 S691 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000108373

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.

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