Background
Robinson, Patricia Anne was born on January 30, 1948 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Arthur Howard and Mary Elizabeth (Coffin) Robinson.
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Effective Writing Strategies for Engineers and Scientists by Donald C. Woolston, Patricia A. Robinson, Gisela Kutzbach (1988) Hardcover
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Writing and Designing Operator Manuals: Including Service Manuals and Manuals for International Markets
(Book by Schoff, Gretchen H., Robinson, Patricia A.)
Book by Schoff, Gretchen H., Robinson, Patricia A.
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Effective Writing Strategies for Engineers and Scientists
(This easy-to-read, concise book is filled with examples, ...)
This easy-to-read, concise book is filled with examples, hints, reminders and reviews designed to help engineers and scientists develop effective writing skills. Use the book to learn to write better reports, memos, and journal articles and keep it close at hand when you have questions about organization, clarity and style, writing and revising rough drafts, graphics, workplace writing, computers in writing, and legal issues in writing. The book also contains four helpful appendices on common errors, equations and abbreviations, preparing manuscripts for publication, and documenting information sources. Effective Writing Strategies for Engineers and Scientists provides easy training for the type of writing required of engineers and scientists, gives specific advise for conveying complicated information, and describes how to synthesize information according to specific writing strategies. It is a "must" for every scientist's and engineer's bookshelf.
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Writing and Designing Manuals, Second Edition
(How should a technical writer analyze user needs? What t...)
How should a technical writer analyze user needs? What types of photos and drawings work best in technical publications? How do you avoid ambiguous wording in safety warnings? "If you want to find out the best way to sew on pockets, don't ask the president of the shirt company. Ask the person working on the line, someone who has sewn on 10,000 pockets." This opening statement of the preface to Writing and Designing Manuals, 2nd Edition reflects the overall tone and philosophy of this practical, "how-to" guide to technical publication writing and design. Based on the authors' experience as teachers and consultants with technical writers, the book follows new trends and incorporates new materials on desktop publishing, techniques for visuals, safety and product liability, and production of translated materials for international markets. There are also many new sample manual pages from manuals provided by product manufacturers. The decisions writers must make when producing a manual are presented, as well as techniques for organizing office structures and writing teams to make the manual production process run as smoothly as possible. The language in the book is clear, direct, and unacademic, and the principles featured in the book can be applied to writing manuals for a variety of products, including household, automotive, chemical, industrial, mechanical, recreational, and biomedical. Discover how to analyze user needs, determine which photos and drawings will work best with publications, and design clear, effective safety warnings. Anyone faced with the task of preparing user documentation, service manuals, and other technical publications must have this book. Managers in charge of hiring technical writers or developing technical writing departments will find the book invaluable.
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Patricia Anne Robinson
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Patricia Anne Robinson, American police officer, technical communication consultant. Board directors, Operation Fresh Start, Madison, also past president; volunteer fire fighter Town of Madison Fire Department, 1989-1993, Fire Department Mount Horeb, since 1995. Member Wisconsin Association Women Police, American Society Law Enforcement Trainers, Society Technology Communications, Madison Club.
Education
Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1968; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1978; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1988.
Career
Assistant professor department general engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1978-1983; lecturer Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1984; adjunct assistant professor department general engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1985-1989; assistant professor department engineering professional development, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1989-1991; police officr, Madison Police Department, since 1991. Technical committee consultant, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, since 1979.
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Writing and Designing Manuals, Second Edition
(How should a technical writer analyze user needs? What t...)
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Effective Writing Strategies for Engineers and Scientists
(This easy-to-read, concise book is filled with examples, ...)
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Writing and Designing Operator Manuals: Including Service Manuals and Manuals for International Markets
(Book by Schoff, Gretchen H., Robinson, Patricia A.)
- Writing and Designing Manuals Operator Manuals, Service Manuals, Manuals for Int
- Effective Writing Strategies for Engineers and Scientists by Donald C. Woolston (1988-06-30)
- Effective Writing Strategies for Engineers and Scientists by Donald C. Woolston, Patricia A. Robinson, Gisela Kutzbach (1988) Hardcover
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Writing and Designing Manuals, Second Edition
Membership
Board directors, Operation Fresh Start, Madison, also past president. Volunteer fire fighter Town of Madison Fire Department, 1989-1993, Fire Department Mount Horeb, since 1995. Member Wisconsin Association Women Police, American Society Law Enforcement Trainers, Society Technology Communications, Madison Club.
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Married James Howard Luetgert, August 31, 1967 (divorced December 1976).
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