Assessment In Technical And Professional Communication

Author : Margaret Hundleby
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351845861
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assessment in Technical and Professional Communication written by Margaret Hundleby and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays focuses on both how and why assessment serves as a key element in the teaching and practice of technical and professional communication. The collection is organized to form a dual approach: on the one hand, it offers a landscape view of the activities involved in assessment - examining how it works at institutional, program, and classroom levels; on the other, it surveys the implications of using assessment for formulating, maintaining, and extending the teaching and practice of technical communication. The book offers teachers, students, scholars, and practitioners alike evidence of the increasingly valuable role of assessment in the field, as it supports and enriches our thinking and practice. No other volume has addressed the demands of and the expectations for assessment in technical communication. Consequently, the book has two key goals. The first is to be as inclusive as is feasible for its size, demonstrating the global operation of assessment in the field. For this reason, descriptions of assessment practice lead to examinations of some key feature of the landscape captured by the term 'technical communication'. The second goal is to retain the public and cooperative approach that has characterized technical communication from the beginning. To achieve this, the book represents a 'conversation', with contributors chosen from among practicing, highly active technical communication teachers and scholars; and the chapters set up pairs of opening statement and following response. The overriding purpose of the volume, therefore, is to invite the whole community into the conversation about assessment in technical communication.

Author : Michael J. Klein
Publisher : CSU Open Press
ISBN 13 : 9781646421893
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Effective Teaching of Technical Communication written by Michael J. Klein and published by CSU Open Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Effective Teaching of Technical Communication broadens our understanding of current effective teaching and pedagogical methods by facilitating a discussion of important and innovative theories, concepts, and practices related to the teaching of technical communication"--

Author : Cynthia L Selfe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135184198X
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resources in Technical Communication written by Cynthia L Selfe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the instructors of introductory technical communication courses with a set of resources for their classrooms.

Author : Melody A. Bowdon
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780205335602
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Service-learning in Technical and Professional Communication written by Melody A. Bowdon and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounded in the practices of ethical deliberation and civic action, this text creates a resource for helping technical and professional communication students and teachers implement service-learning projects in campus and larger communities. Designed for a wide-ranging audience, Service-Learning in Technical and Professional Communication address both advanced and beginning students and both veteran service-learning teachers and those trying it for the first time. The text begins with three chapters that define and explain the authors' approach to service-learning and develop a rhetorical toolbox for implementing this approach. The remainder of the book is loosely organized around the process of developing, executing, and evaluating service-learning projects. These "process" chapters teach rhetorical strategies, ethical concerns, genre conventions, and style principles in an integrated, contextualized way. Discussions of rhetoric and ethics are supplemented with heuristics for analyzing the larger cultural effects of service-learning projects.

Author : Kirk St. Amant
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119084245
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching and Training for Global Engineering written by Kirk St. Amant and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a foundation for understanding a range of linguistic, cultural, and technological factors to effectively practice international communication in a variety of professional communication arenas An in-depth analysis of how cultural factors influence translation, document design, and visual communication A review of approaches for addressing the issue of international communication in a range of classes and training sessions A summary of strategies for engaging in effective e-learning in international contexts A synopsis of how to incorporate emerging media into international teaching and training practices

Author : Deborah C. Andrews
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781003093763
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing Technical and Professional Communication written by Deborah C. Andrews and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise and flexible core textbook integrates a design thinking approach, rhetorical strategies, and a global perspective to help students succeed as technical and professional communicators in today's multimodal, mobile, and global community. Design thinking and good communication practices are rooted in empathy and human values. The integrated approach fosters students' ability to address the complex problems they will face in their careers, where they will collaborate with people who present diverse expertise, cultures, languages, and values. This book introduces the knowledge and skills as well as agile activities that help students communicate on projects within local and global communities. Parts 1 and 2 introduce the strategies for design thinking, audience analysis, communicating ethically, collaborating professionally, and managing projects to define problems and implement solutions. In Parts 3 and 4, students learn to compose content in text and visuals. They learn to structure and deliver content by choosing the right genre and selecting effectively from the communication options available in today's multimodal environment. Designing Technical and Professional Communication serves as a flexible core textbook for technical and professional communication courses. An instructor's manual containing exercises, sample syllabus, and guidance for teaching in a variety of settings is available online at www.routledge.com/9780367549602.

Author : Tsze Sun Li
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 161233282X
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical English Writing in Technical Communication written by Tsze Sun Li and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the second in a series of two about developing proficiency in English business and technical communication. University students and teachers in courses such as Technical Communication, Advanced Business Communication, and Practical English Writing will find this book instrumental to improving their understanding of or instruction in written English communication skills. The book comprises six units: (1) Employment-Related Communication; (2) Summaries, (3) Definitions, Descriptions, Instructions, Guides, and Manuals; (4) Proposals; (5) Reports; (6) Tenders/ Advertisements, Brochures, Questionnaires, and Web Pages. Each unit is organized with three components: (A) Introduction (of text type), (B) Exemplars (with notes), and (C) Practice Tasks. The Practice Tasks are designed in three forms: (1) Fill-in-the-Blank, (2) Proofreading & Editing, and (3) Writing. Suggested answers/guides are appended, in addition to text type feedback forms. The total number of writing examples is 154.

Author : George F Hayhoe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000177750
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Research Primer for Technical Communication written by George F Hayhoe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised edition provides a practical introduction to research methods for anyone conducting and critically reading technical communication research. The first section discusses the role of research in technical communication and explains in plain language how to conduct and report such research. It covers both quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as surveys, usability studies, and literature reviews. The second section presents a collection of research articles that serve as exemplars of these major types of research projects, each followed by commentary breaking down how it corresponds to the information on that research type. In addition to five new chapters of exemplars and commentaries, this second edition contains a new chapter on usability studies. This book is an essential introduction to research methods for students of technical communication and for industry professionals who need to conduct and engage with research on the job.

Author : Yvonne Cleary
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000407381
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Profession and Practice of Technical Communication written by Yvonne Cleary and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical, research-based overview of careers in technical communication featuring narratives from working professionals in a range of careers and international contexts Technical communication is a diverse, growing, and rapidly changing field, and an up-to-date guide to careers will be useful for students and junior professionals in the US and Europe Competing books on technical communication careers are outdated and do not include non-US contexts; this book contains current research and practitioner narratives that most closely examine careers as they operate today

Author : Tracy Bridgeford
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135186887X
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Academy-Industry Relationships and Partnerships written by Tracy Bridgeford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the field of technical communication, academics and industry practitioners alike regularly encounter the same question: "What exactly is it you do?" Their responses often reveal a fundamental difference of perspective on what the field is and how it operates. For example, academics might discuss ideas in terms of rhetorical theory, while practitioners might explain concepts through more practical approaches involving best business practices. And such differences can have important implications for how the field, as a whole, moves forward over time. This collection explores ideas related to forging effective academia-industry relationships and partnerships so members of the field can begin a dialogue designed to foster communication and collaboration among academics and industry practitioners in technical communication. To address the various factors that can affect such interactions, the contributions in this collection represent a broad range of approaches that technical communicators can use to establish effective academy-industry partnerships and relationships in relation to an area of central interest to both: education. The 11 chapters thus present different perspectives on and ideas for achieving this goal. In so doing, the contributors discuss programmatic concerns, workplace contexts, outreach programs, and research and writing. The result is a text that examines different general contexts in which academia-industry relationships and partnerships can be established and maintained. It also provides readers with a reference for exploring such interactions.