Prentice Hall Reference Guide for Professional Writing (with MyCompLab NEW with E-Book Student Access Code Card)

by Harris, Muriel G., Professor Emerita

• ISBN13: 9780205656356
• ISBN10: 0205656358
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2008-06-25
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

This handbook is designed to help students find quick answers to their questions about the writing required in their workplace and in the real world. Muriel Harris was the director of the Purdue Writing Center where she worked elbow-to-elbow with students and for over twenty-five years. As she worked with students, she realized that they asked the same questions over and over. Based on her experience with thousands of students in the writing center, Muriel Harris authored this spiral-bound, tabbed and brief handbook. Her unique feature, "Compare and Correct," and "Question and Correct," allows students to find what they need to help themselves with their writing, without needing to know the terms of grammar. Muriel Harris'Prentice Hall Reference Guide is the easiest handbook for students and instructors to use.

Table of Contents

Preface

Hints for Using This Book

Question and Correct & Compare and Correct

Question and Correct: Some of the Most Commonly Asked Questions About Writing

Compare and Correctnbsp

The Writing Process

Purposes and Audiences

Purpose

Topic

Thesis

Audience

Writing Processes and Strategies

Planning

Drafting

Organizing

Collaborating

Revising

Editing and Proofreading

Paragraphsnbsp

Unity

Coherence

Development

Introductions and Conclusions

Patterns of Organization

Visual Argument

Similarities and Differences between Verbal and Visual Argument

Reading Visual Arguments

Writing Visual Arguments Public and Professional Writing

Public Writing

Public Documents

Resumes

Allied Health

Allied Health Careers

How Writing Relates to Allied Health

How This Handbook Can Help You in the Allied Health Field

Representative Writing in the Allied Haelth Field

Writing Tips and Strategies for Allied Health

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Careers

How Writing Relates to AutoCAD

How This Handbook Can Help You in AutoCAD

Representative Writing for AutoCAD

Writing Tips and Strategies for AutoCAD

Auto Technology

Automotive Technology Careers

How Writing Realtes to Automotive Careers

How This Handbook Can Help You in Automotive Technology

Representative Writing for Automotive Technology

Writing Tips for Automotive Technology

Business

Business Careers

How Writing Skills Relate to Business

How This Handbook Can Help You in Business

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