About This Textbook
This open textbook is designed to introduce readers to the basics of professional communications in technical fields: audience and task analysis in workplace contexts, clear and concise communications style, effective document design, teamwork and collaboration, and fundamental research skills. This book will be removed from the B.C. Open Collection on June 1, 2023, as it has been replaced by a new edition. You can find the new edition here: https://collection.bccampus.ca/textbooks/technical-writing-essentials-introduction-to-professional-communications-in-the-technical-fields-h5p-edition-bccampus-399/
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Suzan Last
Publisher
University of Victoria
Publish Date
January 1, 2019
Level
Undergraduate
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