Publications Management: Essays for Professional Communicators / Edition 1

by O. Jane Allen, Lynn Deming

Overview

"Publications Management: Essays for Professional Communicators" is a collection of essays designed for use in academic programs in technical and professional communication and for communication professionals in the workplace. The contributors include publications managers in the workplace and academics who teach in technical and professional communication programs. Their multiple perspectives offer a broad introduction to some of the important issues publications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780895031631
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/15/1994
Series:	Baywood's Technical Communications Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

O Jane Allen (Author) , Lynn H Deming (Author)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction O. Jane Allen and Lynn H. Deming

PART I. COMMUNICATION AND THE MANAGER
Managing Technical Publications: A Growing and Changing Responsibility James W. Souther

Designing Noise Audits to Improve Managerial-Employee Communication Renee B. Horowitz and Robert V. Peltier

Technical Communication Models That Ensure Productive Meetings Marian G. Barchilon

PART II. MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
Comprehending and Aligning Professionals and Publications Organizations Daniel L. Plung

Culture and Anarchy: What Publications Managers Should Know about Us and Them John G. Bryan

Hiring and Managing Editorial Freelancers David L. Armbruster

Managing Internships Jody H. Heiken

PART III. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND THE INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
The Role of the Technical Communicator Within Organizational Information Development Cycles Christopher J. Forbes

Project Management: The Art of Managing Deadlines Barbara Weber

The Project Worksheet for Efficient Writing Management John S. Harris

Document Standardization: Maintaining Project Harmony Lynn H. Deming

Estimating Costs for Documentation Projects David L. Smith

Robert M. Brown

PART IV. LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES
Managing Publications According to Legal and Ethical Standards Carolyn D. Rude

Rhetoric, Ethical Codes, and the Revival of Ethos in Publications Management Stuart C. Brown

PART V. PEDAGOGY
Can We Be Partners? Industry/Corporate Advisory Boards for Academic Technical Communication Programs Carole Yee

Teaching Technical Communication Majors about Organizational Management Paul V. Anderson

A Design for a Graduate Seminar in Publications Management O. Jane Allen

Contributors

Index

Editorial Reviews

A collection of essays for students in academic programs in technical and professional communication and for communication professionals in the workplace. The volume is divided into five sections: communication and the manager; management and supervision; project management and the information development cycle; legal and ethical issues; and pedagogy. For the most part, the essays offer a practical, experiential approach to publications management. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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