Technical Writing for Engineers PDF
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This document introduces a technical writing course for engineers. It covers various aspects of technical writing, such as different types of documents, writing styles, and creating reports. It is primarily focused on improving writing skills for engineers, scientists, or technologists, highlighting the specific requirements of technical writing in contrast to general writing.
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ICT 2002 - T ECHNICAL W RITING FOR E NGINEERS Engineers, scientists, and technology workers of all types need to produce a variety of documents such as reports, summaries, manuals, and guides. While these individuals may have had some sort of writing course in college, it is less likely that they ha...
ICT 2002 - T ECHNICAL W RITING FOR E NGINEERS Engineers, scientists, and technology workers of all types need to produce a variety of documents such as reports, summaries, manuals, and guides. While these individuals may have had some sort of writing course in college, it is less likely that they have had any instruction in the special requirements of technical writing. This course fills the void with easy to follow discussions and examples on improving technical writing and identifying and solving common writing problems. The topics covered are: i. What Is Technical Writing (Attributes of Technical Writing, Pertains to a Technical Subject, Has a Purpose, Has an Objective, Conveys Information/Facts/Data, Impersonal (Third Person) Voice, …) ii. Reasons for Writing iii. Performing Technical Studies (Types of Technical Studies, General Methodology) iv. Writing Strategy (Analysis of Readers, Scope of Writing, Purpose and Objective, Writing to Various Readers) v. Document Options (Document Hierarchy, Report Types and Selection: Patents, Technical Papers, Formal Technical Reports, Informal Reports, E-Mail Messages) vi. Criteria for Good Technical Writing vii. Writing Style viii. Using Illustrations ix. Formal Reports: The Outline and Introduction, Writing the Body, Closure x. Informal Reports xi. Review and Editing xii. Oral Presentations
