Experience is Evident in the Writing
Dr. Johnson-Sheehan's experience as an excellent teacher (I have been a student in one of his classes) is evident in the prose of this text and the thoroughness with which he addresses recent and changing standards in the field. Though *Tech. Comm. Today* is billed as a technical communications book, it works quite well for business writing courses too. In fact, I'll be using it next semester for a senior level business writing course I teach. Chapter 3, "Readers and Contexts of Use", is an especially appropriate chapter for just about any upper-level writing course.
Pretty good book
I'm a senior biomedical engineering major from Texas A&M, and I thought I didn't need to take technical writing. But after the course, a good teacher, and reading through a lot of this book, I realized I have much to learn. I almost don't want to sell this book back simply because it would prove to be a great resource for the future, but I need the money. The book is lacking a good project proposal section, as my teacher also said. Other than that, lots of examples (real world examples too) and a good book overall. Covers digital media as well.
Wrong Book
Although I specified the latest edition with tech comm lab, I received a previous edition and had to go to a local book store to buy what I needed. The seller returned my money and apologized.
Good Text Book
Great text book, I'm only halfway through my class, but it might actually become a desk reference for me. Book arrived pretty quick, even though it shipped media mail. (It says they usually ship ground, mine didn't and I had to ask for a tracking number).
From the Author
All right, so I'm the author, and I'm writing a review of my own book. However, the person below with the negative review is mistakenly complaining about the supplier of the book, not the book itself. Yet, I cannot get Amazon to take off that comment. So, I'm countering with one of my own.
In each successive edition, I have incorporated the cutting edge of technology in communication. You won't find this depth of coverage in any other book. Plus, as a professor at a leading engineering and science university, I keep up with the issues and technologies that are just coming into our lives. You will find those issues addressed in this book in creative and innovative ways.
You are always welcome to contact me directly if you would like to know more about this book. Your students will find it very accessible and very useful. You will find it creative and easy to use.
Professor Richard Johnson-Sheehan, Purdue University.
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