The Elements of Technical Writing. (Book Reviews).

Technical Communication;  May 1, 2003 ;     419 words ......USD (softcover).] The elements of technical writing by Thomas E. Pearsall begins with...preface includes a basic definition of technical writing-- writing about subjects in technical...current information in the changing technical writing arena, listing several specific changes...

Technical Writing: Process and Product.

Technical Communication;  August 1, 2003 ;     479 words ......enrolled in an introductory technical writing course will be fortunate...instructor assigns the text Technical writing: Process and product. This...subject by distinguishing technical writing from other forms of written...

Spurious Coin: A History of Science, Management, and Technical Writing....

Technical Communication;  November 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......history of science, management, and technical writing should now be on university bookshelves...nagging irritation that virtually all technical writing textbooks began by apologizing for...taken on the daunting task of putting technical writing knowledge into print (p. vii). After...

Using technical writing to enhance self-esteem. (includes related article...

Technical Communication;  August 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ......so that it specifically applies to technical writing; the elements in this concept are...teachable. One tactic of teaching technical writing is to regard it as a collection of...on the writer's part. This makes technical writing an ideal method for providing a person...

Technical Writing for Success.

Technical Communication;  August 1, 2005 ;     490 words ...Technical Writing for Success Darlene Smith-Worthington...OMITTED] This second edition of Technical writing for success is indeed a success...provides a very broad overview of the technical writing field. It also provides insight...

Work-site experience in technical writing classes. (A Teaching Tip)

Technical Communication;  May 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......working world is a common goal in many technical writing classrooms and textbooks. In an attempt...one. We require our undergraduate technical writing students to establish a mini-internship...requirements of both the employer and the technical writing instructor. Several recent ...

Strategies for Business and Technical Writing.

Technical Communication;  November 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......program published for the mythical Technical Writing Hall of Fame, this book would serve...edition, Strategies for business and technical writing is stuffed with 32 selections, up...important issues in business and technical writing (p. xi). For many managers, teachers...

Conversations with Technical Writing Teachers: Defining a Problem....

Technical Communication;  May 1, 2003 ;     158 words ......topic that surfaces regularly among technical writing practitioners and theorists but is...teaching technology problematic for technical writing instructors? ... 64 ATTW members...queried on their roles as teachers of technical writing in relation to the demands made on...

'Make this simple test:' A lesson in ethics in the technical writing...

Technical Communication;  February 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Technical writing, perhaps even more than other kinds...classroom: 1. That the area of technical writing, while necessarily circumscribed...larger concerns 2. That teachers of technical writing may unconsciously pass on to students...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Technical Writing & Technical Writing for...

Technical Communication;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......including index. $16.95 USD (softcover).] Technical Writing for Dummies Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts. 2001...provided. Both The complete idiot's guide to technical writing and Technical writing for dummies give useful starting points...

Technical writing - the new black gold of India

The Hindustan Times;  October 21, 2006 ;     463 words ......actual black gold may now come from technical writing and not just codes. Some estimates...native speakers of the language". Technical writing is considered to be a part of technical...form of writing before switching to technical writing. Most of these technical writers...

Them versus it: coping with the writing technophobe in the technical...

Technical Communication;  August 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......teachers of introductory technical writing courses must watch for and...sign up for a course named Technical Writing. I'm talking about the writing technophobe--the student of technical writing who fears writing with a...

Improving your technical writing.

Supervision;  July 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ......principles. The Basics Of Successful Technical Writing A crash course for effective on-the-j...Resist the temptation to show off. Technical writing is not the place for flowery prose...can further refine and perfect your technical writing skills. Do's and Don'ts in Technical...

Beyond strategies: teacher beliefs and writing instruction in two primary...

Journal of Learning Disabilities;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......inclusion classrooms, two cases of writing instruction were investigated. Writing instruction was selected for these reasons...have greater latitude in planning writing instruction; and thus (c) teachers may re veal...

Pocket Guide to Technical Writing.

Technical Communication;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Pocket Guide to Technical Writing William Sanborn Pfeiffer...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Books on technical writing generally fall into three...falls the Pocket guide to technical writing, the third edition of a popular...