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Open Technical Communication
Open Technical Communication is a freely accessible online textbook for technical communication, technical writing, workplace writing, and other related courses.
- Author
- Tiffani Reardon, Tammy Powell, Jonathan Arnett, Monique Logan, & Cassie Race
- Publisher
- Kennesaw State University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- Language
- EN
- Category
- English
Contents· 109 sections
- 01: Introduction to Technical Communication
- 1.01: The Nature of Technical Writing
- 1.02: Let's Take a Look at Characteristics of Technical Writing
- 1.03: Accessibility in Technical Writing
- 1.04: Got it Then head for the exercises and activities below.
- 1.05: References for Chapter 1
- 02: Applications of Technical Writing
- 2.01: Business Correspondence and Resumes
- 2.02: Types of Technical Reports
- 2.03: Business Plans
- 2.04: Proposals
- 2.05: Progress Reports
- 2.06: Instructions
- 2.07: User Guides
- 2.08: Standard Operational Policies and Procedures
- 2.09: Recommendation and Feasibility Reports
- 2.10: Handbooks
- 2.11: Titles Abstracts Introductions and Conclusions
- 2.12: Oral Presentations
- 2.13: Memos and Emails
- 2.14: Technical Definitions and Descriptions
- 03: Ethics
- 3.01: Introduction to Ethics
- 3.02: Faulty Communication and Real Consequences
- 3.03: Ethics and Copyright Law
- 3.04: Ethical Analysis of Data
- 04: Document Design
- 4.01: Report Design
- 4.02: Book Design
- 4.03: Page Design
- 4.04: Headings
- 4.05: Lists
- 4.06: Special Notices
- 4.07: Tables Graphs and Charts
- 4.08: Graphics
- 4.09: Indexing
- 05: Processes and Guidelines in Technical Writing
- 5.01: Writing Process- From Audience to Rough Draft
- 5.02: Audience Analysis
- 5.03: Task Analysis
- 5.04: Articulating Technical Information
- 5.05: Power-Revision Techniques
- 5.06: Libraries Documentation and Cross-Referencing
- 5.07: Basic Patterns and Elements of the Sentence
- 5.08: Common Grammar Usage and Punctuation Problems
- 5.09: Common Spelling Problems
- 5.10: Strategies for Peer-Reviewing and Team Writing
- 5.11: Information Structures
- 5.12: Organizing Information
- 5.13: Logic- Common Fallacies
- 5.14: Logic- How to Do it Wrong
- 5.15: Logic- Recognizing Fallacies
- 06: Usability Testing
- 6.01: Usability- Evaluating Documents and Websites
- 07: Collaborative Writing
- 7.01: What is Collaborative Writing
- 7.02: Why Write Collaboratively
- 7.03: Successful Collaborative Writing
- 7.04: A Look at Successful Collaboration
- 7.05: How is collaboration viewed in the working world
- 7.06: Ineffective Collaborative Writing
- 7.07: Scenarios for Consideration
- 7.08: References
- 08: Technical Editing
- 8.01: Intoduction
- 8.02: Overview of technical editing
- 8.03: General procedure for editing
- 8.04: Levels of edit
- 8.05: Strategies for writing comments
- 8.06: Strategies for marking up technical materials
- 8.07: Hard copy materials
- 8.08: Hard copy editing marks
- 8.09: Special ideas for editing visual materials
- 8.10: Special ideas for editing websites
- 09: Introduction to HTML
- 9.01: Introduction
- 9.02: Tag Rules
- 9.03: Basic Tags
- 9.04: Basic Attributes
- 9.05: Embeddable Items
- 9.06: Organizing Your Web Page
- 9.07: Where to Practice and Learn More HTML Skills
- 10: Examples Cases and Models Index
- 10.01: Resumes
- 10.02: Curriculum Vitae
- 10.03: Application Letters
- 10.04: Complaint Letters
- 10.05: Adjustment Letters
- 10.06: Inquiry Letters
- 10.07: Order Letters
- 10.08: Proposals
- 10.09: Progress Reports
- 10.10: Instructions Policies and Procedures Standard Operating Procedures
- 10.11: User Guides
- 10.12: Recommendation and Feasibility Reports
- 10.13: Formal Technical Reports (annotated PDF)
- 10.14: Handbooks
- 10.15: Primary Research Reports
- 10.16: Technical Specifications
- 10.17: Oral-Report Scripts
- 10.18: Report and Section Instructions
- 10.19: Descriptions
- 10.20: Comparison
- 10.21: Classification
- 10.22: Causal Discussion
- 10.23: Definition
- 10.24: Process Discussion
- 10.25: Persuasion
- 10.26: Graphics