Basic Technical Reporting (Paperback, Canadian ed)

Technical Report Writing courses in college and university engineering, technology, and communications departments; Technical Writing courses in colleges and universities. Technical report writing plays an essential role in science, technology, industry, and business. Basic Technical Reporting, Canadian Edition provides students with comprehensive coverage of report-writing fundamentals. Weisman and Collins lead readers through step-by-step instructions on how to research, organize, and write effective reports. Also included is material on primary and secondary research, data gathering and analysis, the use of graphics within reports, and the impact of modern computerized information systems on report writing. Letter and memo reports and oral reports are also covered in detail. The result is the most comprehensive overview available of the field of technical reporting.