Technical Communications Sixth Canadian Edition

Note: If you are purchasing an electronic version, MyWritingLab does not come automatically packaged with it. To purchase MyWritingLab, please visit www.mywritinglab.com or you can purchase a package of the physical text and MyWritingLab by searching for ISBN 10: 0205991939/ ISBN 13: 9780205991938. Technical Communication continues to be the best selling technical and professional communication studies text in the market. The sixth edition offers new material in response to the rapid changes taking place in communications technology, and looks at how those changes have altered the way that technical communicators complete their tasks. With its focus on practical applications and advice on communications analysis, writing processes, document structures, and effective language, the book functions as a workplace tool that students can use for many years in their career.

Grammar and Style at Work responds to a need for supplementary material and exercises to help writers improve their skills -- this workbook focuses on grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary and usage, and mechanics such as spelling, punctuation, and numbers. The book provides self-directed instruction and exercises that students can use to improve their mastery of business and technical English. Grammar and Style at Work can operate in conjunction with the 6th Canadian edition of Technical Communication or as a stand-alone workbook.

A Strategic Guide to Technical Communication incorporates useful and specific strategies for writers, to enable them to create aesthetically appealing and usable technical documentation. These strategies have been developed and tested on a thousand students from a number of different disciplines over twelve years and three institutions. The second edition adds a chapter on business communication, reworks the discussion on technical style, and expands the information on visual communication and ethics into free-standing chapters. The text is accompanied by a passcode-protected website containing materials for instructors (PowerPoint lectures, lesson plans, sample student work, and helpful links).

Technical Communication has been a market-leading textbook through three editions while continuing to be the only text in technical and professional communication studies to feature a four-colour, visually-appealing design. Technical Communication is the only text to offer MLA, APA, and now IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) documentation. This popular text presents content clearly to students for whom this is likely the only composition or communications course to which they are going to be exposed, and includes all of the comprehensive material required by students who do not have strong writing backgrounds. With new content, structural changes, and a new Content + solution, the fourth edition of Technical Communication will continue to be a valuable communications tool for students.

Technical Communication offers complete coverage of technical communication, business communication, and professional writing in a user-friendly writing style. The topics move from basic foundational concepts, to chapters on research, visuals, style, document design, usability, and finally to specific documents (basic workplace correspondence to more complex documents, technologies, and oral presentations). The appendix includes thorough coverage of MLA, APA, and CSE (Council of Science Editors) documentation styles, and a handbook of grammar, mechanics, and usage. All descriptions of and instructions for creating technical documents are accompanied by clear, annotated model documents. In addition, graphic illustrations appear throughout the book to make abstract concepts easy to understand. Checklists and Projects provide plentiful opportunities to learn and reinforce chapter topics.