Individual Post#1 - Compare Readings
The first reading, STC's "A Career in Technical Communication" focuses on the traits that are needed to be a successful technical writer (such as logic and creativity), and the wide range of employment opportunities open to technical writers. It seems to be geared toward persuading readers to considering a career in technical writing.
The second reading, "Department of Labor," is about writers, technical writers, and editors and describes the purposes of different types of writers and editors. Unlike the first reading, it does not seem to be written persuasively; it just states various facts about writers and editors. It describes the type of education needed to become a technical writer and lists various industries that employ technical writers. It also gives an estimate of the expected earnings for technical writers.
The fourth article, "Improving your Technical Writing" does not describe employment possibilities or salaries for technical writers, unlike the first two articles. It focuses on ways to improve your technical writing, with bulleted tips and examples when necessary. All of the tips are very practical, and clearly communicated.
The fourth article would be the most useful for my intended field, because I intend to be employed as a Ceramic and Materials Engineer, and not as a technical writer. Technical writing would just be one aspect of my job, so most of the information in the first two readings would not apply to me at all. The fourth article focuses only on improving technical writing skills, so it WOULD be useful to me. The most useful information given in the first article would be it's description of technical writing as using both the left and right sides of the brain to express technical subject matter in an interesting and understandable way. The second article have few points that apply to me, but the one that applies most directly to me is the statement that engineers use technical writing to write up laboratory results.
*Links to the third article did not work
The second reading, "Department of Labor," is about writers, technical writers, and editors and describes the purposes of different types of writers and editors. Unlike the first reading, it does not seem to be written persuasively; it just states various facts about writers and editors. It describes the type of education needed to become a technical writer and lists various industries that employ technical writers. It also gives an estimate of the expected earnings for technical writers.
The fourth article, "Improving your Technical Writing" does not describe employment possibilities or salaries for technical writers, unlike the first two articles. It focuses on ways to improve your technical writing, with bulleted tips and examples when necessary. All of the tips are very practical, and clearly communicated.
The fourth article would be the most useful for my intended field, because I intend to be employed as a Ceramic and Materials Engineer, and not as a technical writer. Technical writing would just be one aspect of my job, so most of the information in the first two readings would not apply to me at all. The fourth article focuses only on improving technical writing skills, so it WOULD be useful to me. The most useful information given in the first article would be it's description of technical writing as using both the left and right sides of the brain to express technical subject matter in an interesting and understandable way. The second article have few points that apply to me, but the one that applies most directly to me is the statement that engineers use technical writing to write up laboratory results.
*Links to the third article did not work
posted by Emma Borders at 5/27/2008 07:00:00 PM
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