Reporting technical information / Kenneth W. Houp, Thomas E. Pearsall, Elizabeth Tebeaux ; contributing author, Janice C. Redish

Contents;

1 AN OVERVIEW OF TECHNICAL WRITING
Some Matters of Definition
The Substance of Technical Writing
The Nature of Technical Writing
The Attributes of Good Technical Writing
The Qualities of Good Technical Writing, etc.

PART: BASICS

2 COMPOSING
Situational Analysis
Discovery
Arrangement
Drafting and Revising
Editing, etc.

3 WRITING COLLABORATIVELY
Planning
Drafting
Revising
Collaboration in the workplace
Group Conferences, etc.

4 WRITING FOR YOUR READERS
Point of View
Providing Needed Background
Helping Readers Through Your Report
Style
Graphics, etc.

5 ACHIEVING A READABLE STYLE
The Paragraph
Lists and Tables
Clear Sentence Structure
Specific words
Pomposity, etc.

PART II: TECHNIQUES
6 INFORMING
Chronological Arrangement
Topical Arrangement
Exemplification
Analogy
Classification and Division, etc.

7 DEFINING AND DESCRIBING
Definition
Description
Planning and Revision Checklists
Exercises

8 ARGUING
Persuasive Argument
Induction and Deduction
Comparison
Toulmin Logic
Planning and Revision Checklists, etc.

9 DOCUMENT DESIGN
Understanding the Basic of Document Design
Planning for Document Design
Using world processors
Recognizing the power of Document Design
Planning and Revision Checklists, etc.

10 DESIGN ELEMENTS OF REPORTS
Prefatory Elements
Main Elements
Appendixes
Documentation
Planning and Revision Checklists, etc.

11 GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS
Choosing Graphics
Designing Tables
Designing Graphs
Designing other forms of Graphics
Integrating Text and Visuals, etc.

PART IV: APPLICATIONS
12 CORRESPONDENCE
Composing Letters and Memorandums
Style and Tone
Format
Letters of Inquiry
Replies to Letters of Inquiry, etc.

13 THE STRATEGIES AND COMMUNICATIONS OF THE JOB HUNT
Preparation
The Correspondence of the Job Hunt
Interviewing
Planning and After the Interview
Exercises

14 DEVELOPMENT OF REPORTS
The Variable Nature of Reports
Liability and Report Writing
General Structure of Reports
Determining Report Structure
Determining Internal Developments of Reports, etc.

15 DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL REPORTS
Analytical Reports
Recommendation Reports
Feasibility Studies
Empirical Research Reports
A Final word, etc.

16 INSTRUCTIONS
Situational Analysis for Instructions
Possible Components of Instructions
Accessible Format
Reader Checks
Planning and Revision Checklists, etc.

17 PROPOSALS AND PROGRESS REPORTS
The Relationship Between Proposals and Progress Reports
Progress Reports
Proposals
Physical Appearance of Proposals and Progress Reports
Style and Tone of Proposals and Progress Reports, etc.

18 ORAL REPORTS
Preparation
Delivery Techniques
Arranging contents
Presentation
Visual Aids, etc.
PART V: HANDBOOK
Abbreviation
Acronyms
Apostrophe
Brackets
Capitalization, etc.

Index : p. 681-689