Baywood Publishing Co.
Connecting people with technology; issues in professional communication.
Hayhoe and Grady, professors of technical communication at Mercer University, collect selected papers from the 2005 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, exploring five areas where technology affects society: usability, globalization, health and safety, biotechnology, and corporate communication. Some specific topics examined include navigation design for a medical web site, the hidden costs of cross-cultural documentation, using role sets to engage visitors to safe sex web sites, connecting popular culture and science, and knowledge management in the aerospace industry. The book will be of interest to practitioners in technical and professional communication and to students and academics seeking information on current industry practices in technical communication. The book can also be used with undergraduate and graduate students. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
