Solving Problems in Technical Communication

By: Johndan Johnson-Eilola (Editor), Stuart A. Selber (Editor)

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Paperback | 4 January 2013 | Edition Number 1

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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. Here Stuart A. Selber and Johndan Johnson-Eilola, both respected scholars and teachers of technical communication, effectively bridge that gap.

Solving Problems in Technical Communication collects the latest research and theory in the field and applies it to real-world problems faced by practitionersâ"problems involving ethics, intercultural communication, new media, and other areas that determine the boundaries of the discipline. The book is structured in four parts, offering an overview of the field, situating it historically and culturally, reviewing various theoretical approaches to technical communication, and examining how the field can be advanced by drawing on diverse perspectives. Timely, informed, and practical, Solving Problems in Technical Communication will be an essential tool for undergraduates and graduate students as they begin the transition from classroom to career.

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"Solving Problems in Technical Communication is excellent, sound, and credible. Every chapter is engaging, easy to follow, and accurate, which doesn't surprise me given the editors and contributors - all are distinguished leaders with long vitas chronicling the major conversations in the field." (Tracy Bridgeford, University of Nebraska at Omaha)"

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Introduction	p. 1
Mapping the Field	p. 15
What Are the Boundaries, Artifacts, and Identities of Technical Communication?	p. 19
What are the Work Patterns of Technical Communication?	p. 50
How Can Technical Communicators Fit into Contemporary Organizations?	p. 75
How Can Technical Communicators Develop as Both Students and Professionals?	p. 98
Situating the Field	p. 121
How Can Rhetoric Theory Inform the Practice of Technical Communications?	p. 125
How Can Work Tools Shape and Organize Technical Communication?	p. 146
What Can History Teach Us about Technical Communication?	p. 165
What is the Future of Technical Communication?	p. 187
Understanding Field Approaches	p. 209
How Can Technical Communicators Work in an Ethical and Legal Manner?	p. 213
How Can Technical Communicators Plan for Users?	p. 237
How Can Technical Communicators Study Work Contexts?	p. 262
How Can Technical Communicators Evaluate the Usability of Artifacts?	p. 285
How Can Technical Communicators Manage Projects?	p. 310
Developing Field Knowledge	p. 333
What Do Technical Communicators Need to Know about Genre?	p. 337
What Do Technical Communicators Need to Know about Writing?	p. 362
What Do Technical Communicators Need to Know about Information Design?	p. 386
What Do Technical Communicators Need to Know about New Media?	p. 428
What Do Technical Communicators Need to Know about Collaboration?	p. 454
What Do Technical Communicators Need to Know about International Environments?	p. 479
List of Contributors	p. 497
Index	p. 501
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