Technical Writing in a Corporate Culture A Study of the Nature of Information

List of Tables List of Appendices and Figures Acknowledgments About the Author Preface to the Series Introduction PART I. WRITING IN ACADEMIC VS. REAL-WORLD SETTINGS The Growing Interest in Real-World Writing Academic Views of Writing: Product, Process, and Context Culture, Community, and Communication Written Communication and Organizational Culture PART II. EXPLORATIONS IN SCIENCE: TECHNOLOGY, AND COMMUNICATION Scientific and Technical Writing: What We Know and What We Need to Know Theoretical Background Toward a Conceptual Framework for the Present Study PART III. A STUDY OF PROGRESS REPORTS IN AN R&D ORGANIZATION: WRITER INTENTIONS, TEXTS, AND READER EXPECTATIONS Overview of the Study Phase 1: Interviews with Writers and Readers Phase 2: The Informational Content of Progress Reports Phase 3: Identification and Evaluations of Information in Progress Reports Conclusions References Author Index Subject IndexBarabas, Christine is the author of 'Technical Writing in a Corporate Culture A Study of the Nature of Information', published 1990 under ISBN 9780893916039 and ISBN 089391603X.