Technical Writing at LBCC
About This Book
1.1 Characteristics of Technical Communication Some Common Characteristics of Technical Writing Focused on audience: Technical and workplace documents address a specific audience. The audience may be an individual or a group, and it may or may not be known to the writer. While there is always a primary audience addressed, there may be a secondary audience. Thus, an understanding of the reader or user of a technical document is important. Rhetorical, persuasive, purposeful, and problem-oriented:
| Category | humanities |
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| Subject | Writing and editing guides, , , |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 38 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- 1.1 Characteristics of Technical Communication
- 1.4 Ethics Example: Shuttle Challenger
- 1.5 “Digital Footprints: Public Writing and Social Identities”
- 2.4 Audience Profile Sheet
- 2.5 Needs Assessment Template
- 2.6 Cultural Understanding
- 2.8 Appreciating Different Cultures
- 3.2 Using Visuals
- 3.3 Using Tables
- 4.1 Writing Effective Emails
- 4.3 Business Letters (General)
- 4.5 Cover Letters
- 4.6 Resumes
- 4.7 Resume Sections & Types
- 4.8 Establishing Your Professional Self
- 4.9 Job Search Strategies
- 5.2 Successful Collaboration
- 5.3 Ineffective Collaborative Writing
- 6.2 Performing Research
- 6.3 Using Your Research
- 6.5 Avoiding Plagiarism
- 7.4 Technical Reports
- 7.5 Report Introductions
- 7.6 Progress Reports
- 7.7 Feasibility Reports
- 8.3 Sentence Structure
- 8.4 Tone
- 8.6 Active vs. Passive Voice
- 8.8 Using Verbs Effectively
- 8.9 Basic Self-Editing Strategies
- 8.10 Punctuation: Commas
- CH 2 Exercises: Cultural Understanding
- CH 2 Assignment: Cultural Research
- CH 2 Assignment: Revising/Translating
- CH 3 Exercise: Formatting Analysis
- CH 3 Assignment: Creating an Infographic
- CH 5 Assignment: Team Project
- CH 6 Assignment: Annotated Bibliography