TY - BOOK AU - Howerton,Eric AU - Beilfuss,Michael AU - Peterson,Katrina AU - Bettes,Staci AU - Rieger,Katie ED - Open Textbook Library TI - Technical and Professional Writing Genres: A Study in Theory and Practice T2 - Open textbook library AV - HF5001 CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Open Textbook Library KW - Business KW - Textbooks KW - Communication KW - Academic achievement KW - Technical Writing N1 - Acknowledgements -- I. Theory -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Audience -- Chapter 3: Team Work and Collaborative Writing -- Chapter 4: Ethics -- Chapter 5: Document Design -- II. Genres and Practice -- Chapter 6: Emails, Memos, and Texting -- Chapter 7: Applying to Jobs (Resumes/Letters) -- Chapter 8: Technical Instructions -- Chapter 9: Proposals -- Chapter 10: Research -- Chapter 11: Analytical Reports -- Chapter 12: Oral Reports -- Appendix: Technical Instructions -- Additional Student Examples N2 - This modern, open-source guide to technical and professional writing explores workplace composition through theoretical and practical applications. Discussions of multiple writing genres will assist you in understanding how to apply for jobs, how to compose clear and precise business communications once the job has been acquired, and how to create documents -- such as proposals and reports -- that will be instrumental in helping to advance your career UR - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/721 ER -