Writing is an increasingly large part of the engineering process, with many professional engineers spending over 60 percent of their time writing letters, memos, proposals, reports, and specification documents. The trend in many government and engineering firms now is to hire technicians for the technical work. Fifteen years ago, one city that had a population of 100,000 people employed eight engineers. It now employs three, and 20 certified technicians.
Writing is a skill that, like any other, can be developed. When you are learning to ski, you can watch the Olympic slalom, you might take lessons and have the pros tell you to "plant your pole, unweight, and turn," the instructor might demonstrate on a mogul for you - and then you can put on the skis and fall flat on your face. Before you master skiing, you have to slide down the hill a few times, trying to plant the pole and bend the knees, learning to turn and stop.
Contents:
Preface
Part I General Principles of Writing and Communicating in Engineering
Chapter 1
WRITING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING IN ENGINEERING
Chapter 2
GENERAL WRITING SKILLS
Chapter 3
SPECIAL WRITING SKILLS NEEDED IN ENGINEERING
Chapter 4
THE WRITING PROCESS IN ENGINEERING
Chapter 5
THE VISUAL ELEMENT 64
Part II Specific Communication Tasks of Engineers
Chapter 6
OPENING A FILE: PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTATION
Chapter 7
LETTERS AND MEMOS: STYLES AND ELEMENTS
Chapter 8
LETTERS: CONTENTS
Chapter 9
CREDENTIALS PACKAGE; COMPANY PROFILE; RESUME
Chapter 10
PROPOSALS
Chapter 11
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Chapter 12
REPORTS
Chapter 13
SPECIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT REPORTS
Chapter 14
MANUALS
Chapter 15
THE JOURNAL ARTICLE OR CONFERENCE PAPER
Chapter 16
WRITING TASKS FOR MEETINGS
Appendix A: Common Punctuation Problems
Appendix B: A Sample Recommendation Report
Index
Contents
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