Effective Writing in the Public Sector

by John W. Swain
Effective Writing in the Public Sector
Author: John W. Swain
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2015-01-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317472284
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Intended for both students and practitioners in public administration who want to communicate more effectively with a variety of audiences, this book offers clear, easy-to-understand guidelines on how to write more clearly, concisely, and coherently, as well as correctly. It covers the basics of good English and applies those basics to general forms (such as memos, letters, and e-mails) and more specific forms (such as newsletters, proposals, budget justifications, and rules) used in the public sector.

Writing Effective Use Cases

by Alistair Cockburn
Writing Effective Use Cases
Author: Alistair Cockburn
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0201702258
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This guide will help readers learn how to employ the significant power of use cases to their software development efforts. It provides a practical methodology, presenting key use case concepts.

Effective Writing in Psychology

by Bernard C. Beins
Effective Writing in Psychology
Author: Bernard C. Beins
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2012-03-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 111824222X
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The second edition of Effective Writing in Psychology helps users produce crisp scientific communication, form concise unambiguous arguments, and render technical information clear and comprehensible. The new edition incorporates the latest guidelines contained within the 6th edition of the APA Publication Manual. Clear guidelines on effective writing illustrate how to generate strong and compelling prose, even when the writing is not aimed at a research audience Incorporates changes to the guidelines contained in the 6th edition of the APA publication manual Includes material on how to adapt APA style for poster presentations using PowerPoint, and for oral presentations Contains a new section on using the Internet to present research papers and a new chapter on conducting a literature search, to guide students through databases, keywords, sources, and connections between articles Highlights methods for selecting a research topic and organizing papers Features a sample manuscript showing common deviations from correct APA style and a version demonstrating appropriate use of APA style

How Writing Works

by Roslyn Petelin
How Writing Works
Author: Roslyn Petelin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2021-11-29
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1000476405
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This is an engaging and practical introduction to the elements of grammar, sentence structure, and style that you need to write well across a range of academic, creative, and professional contexts, deftly combining practical strategies with scholarly principles. The second edition includes updated material based on a longstanding commitment to writing and to best international practice. It includes advice on reading; language; grammar and style; structuring; designing; paragraphing; punctuation; workplace and academic documents; digital writing for social media; and revising, editing, and proofreading. How Writing Works should be on the desk of everyone who needs to write: students, professionals in all fields, and creative writers. It is an essential handbook for working writers and writing workers in the contemporary writing-reliant workplace. The accompanying companion website includes video interviews and presentations from leading grammarians including Professor David Crystal and Professor Geoff Pullum, in addition to online quizzes and activities to support readers’ learning.

Skills for Effective Writing Level 1 Student's Book

by Neta Simpkins Cahill
Skills for Effective Writing Level 1 Student's Book
Author: Neta Simpkins Cahill
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2013-06-06
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 110768434X
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Skills for Effective Writing teaches a wide variety of discrete writing skills and offers extensive practice in each one. Skills for Effective Writing teaches these skills, such as identifying topic sentences and recognizing irrelevant information, and offers extensive practice opportunities. When students master discrete skills, all of their writing improves. This allows teachers to focus their time and feedback on the content of student work.

Teacher's Guide to Effective Sentence Writing

by Bruce Saddler
Teacher's Guide to Effective Sentence Writing
Author: Bruce Saddler
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462506771
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This practical book provides explicit instructions for teaching sentence-level skills to students who have difficulties in this area. The author explains the key role of sentence combining in the writing process and presents effective techniques for instruction and assessment. Numerous sample lessons, practice activities, planning tips, and grammatical pointers make it easy for teachers to incorporate sentence combining and construction into the writing curriculum at all grade levels (2-12). Accessible and engaging, the book helps teachers and students experiment with different ways to arrange thoughts and produce meaningful written work.

Effective Writing Skills for Social Work Students

by Philip Musson
Effective Writing Skills for Social Work Students
Author: Philip Musson
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2011-06-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0857254189
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This concise text is written specifically to help students and practitioners hone their techniques and develop their skills when it comes to writing in a clear, accessible and, above all, rigorous manner. There are sections on good essay writing and how to construct an argument, referencing and plagiarism, and reflective and critical writing. More than just another study skills book, Effective Writing Skills for Social Work is focused on real, day-to-day practice issues and the complex academic demands faced by social work students.

Effective Writing

by Claire B. May
Effective Writing
Author: Claire B. May
Publisher: Pearson College Division
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780132567244
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A useful guide to all the stages of the writing process. Effective Writing guides the writer through all the stages of the writing process: planning, critical thinking, generating and organizing ideas, writing the draft, revising, and designing for presentation. Throughout the text, Effective Writing stresses coherence, conciseness, and clarity as the most important qualities of the writing done by accountants. This edition includes many new and revised assignments that reinforce the concepts covered in the text, as well as coverage on ethics in communication.

Effective Writing

by John Phelps Warnock
Effective Writing
Author: John Phelps Warnock
Publisher: Parlor Press LLC
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2003-03-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0972477268
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Effective Writing: A Handbook with Stories for Lawyers offers specific advice on how to write effectively the many kinds of writing lawyers do in actual practice.. It considers what makes writing effective in letters of various kinds, forms, bills, the many kinds of writing done through the trial, writing for an appeal, contracts, and writing for wills and trusts.