The profession and practice of technical communication /

Yvonne Cleary.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Cleary, Yvonne, author.
Summary:"This practical text offers a research-based account of the technical communication profession and its practice, outlining emergent touchpoints of this fast-changing field while highlighting its diversity. Through research on the history and the globalization of technical communication and up-to-date industry analysis, including first-hand narratives from industry practitioners, this book brings together common threads through the industry, suggests future trends, and points toward strategic routes for development. Vignettes from the workplace and examples of industry practice provide tangible insights into the different paths and realities of the field, furnishing readers with a range of entry routes and potential career sectors, workplace communities, daily activities, and futures. This approach is central to helping readers understand the diverse competencies of technical communicators in the modern, globalized economy. The Profession and Practice of Technical Communication provides essential guidance for students, early professionals, and lateral entrants to the profession, and can be used as a textbook for technical communication courses"--
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Series:ATTW book series in technical and professional communication.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical description: xvii, 247 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

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ISBN:9780367558093
0367558092
9780367557379
0367557371
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