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books:

Research in Technical Communication:

Ablex Publishing, 2002

The purpose of this cutting-edge collection of essays is threefold: first, it presents the principles of data collection and interpretation or the methodological distinctions of a particular method appropriate to technical communication research. Second, it discusses the foundational principles of the methodologies given the primary discipline in which they were created and applied. Finally, it reflects upon the process of importing and ...

Collaborative Writing in Industry: Investigations in Theory and Practice (Baywood's Technical Communications ...
Mary M. Lay

Baywood Pub Co, 1991

Presents essays from academic and industrial experts on the theories of collaboration, industrial case studies of collaborative writing, classroom techniques for collaborative assignments, and gathering, verifying, and editing strategies.

Technical Communication
Mary M. Lay, Billie J. Wahlstrom, ...

McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 1999

Technical Communication represents the works of five highly respected authors, all writing in their areas of expertise. Scientific examples and assignments within a social context are used for a realistic view of communication issues. This is the only text to extensively address argument, including reasoning, credibility, persuasion, decision making, problem solving, and critical thinking. The topic of audience is also addressed more thoroughly ...

Body Talk: Rhetoric, Technology, Reproduction (Rhetoric of the Human Sciences)
Mary M. Lay

University of Wisconsin Press, 2000

In recent decades, human reproduction has been transformed in ways never imagined in 1900; new methods of contraception, treatments for fertility and sexual dysfunction, and new diagnostic tools have rapidly become an integral part of our culture and discourse. Body Talk explores the rhetoric of reproductive technology throughout the twentieth century, examining the ways discourse about these technologies has shaped thinking about reproduction ...

The Rhetoric of Midwifery: Gender, Knowledge, and Power
Mary M. Lay

Rutgers University Press, 2000

What roles should midwives play within the US healthcare system? Must they have certified degrees and be under the jurisdiction of a professional board? Do notions of gender erect barriers between the medical professions? This book attempts to answer many questions on the rhetoric of midwifery.