English for IT Communication
eBook - ePub

English for IT Communication

  1. 228 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

English for IT Communication

About this book

English for IT Communication provides a comprehensive introduction for students and professionals studying IT or computer science and covers all forms of technical communication from emails and memos through procedures to reports and design specs. In each case, the book offers multiple real-world examples, looking at who the texts are written for, what their purpose is, and how these affect what is on the page.

Key features of this book include:

  • How to write for different audiences and purposes
  • How to design documents for ease of access and understanding
  • How to communicate in multimodal media
  • How to reference in IEEE
  • Multiple different examples and breakdowns of common text types to show how they are written and to produce an understanding of quality in each
  • Online support material including authentic examples of different workplace genres and a reference section covering relevant research studies and weblinks for readers to better understand the topics covered in each chapter
  • Internationalized coverage of IT communication exemplars

This book is an accessible guide to writing effective forms of IT communications of the kind needed for all IT degree programs which aim to prepare students for the modern workplace. Practical and clearly written, it is designed to introduce readers to features of the most common genres in IT and computer science.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 Audience and purpose in IT
  10. 2 Design principles in IT
  11. 3 Workplace communication in IT
  12. 4 Process documents in SDLC
  13. 5 System documents in SDLC
  14. 6 User documents in SDLC
  15. 7 Report writing in IT
  16. 8 IEEE referencing and formatting
  17. 9 Multimodal communication in IT
  18. 10 Case studies: Applied communication in IT
  19. Index