Engineer's Guide to Technical Writing (06218G)

✍ Scribed by Kenneth G. Budinski

• Publisher: ASM International
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 399
• Edition: 1st
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Great for non-engineers also. Good references, examples and direct to the point. Many examples of how talented scientists often have poor writing skills needed to effectively communicate the significance of their work with executive levels within the company.

✦ Table of Contents

ENGINEERS’ GUIDE TO
TECHNICAL WRITING......Page 1
CHAPTER1 -
What Is Technical
Writing?......Page 13
CHAPTER2 -
Reasons for Writing......Page 29
CHAPTER3 -
Performing
Technical Studies......Page 40
CHAPTER4 -
Writing Strategy......Page 66
CHAPTER5 -
Document Options......Page 81
CHAPTER6 -
Criteria for Good
Technical Writing......Page 96
CHAPTER7 -
Writing Style......Page 115
CHAPTER8 -
Using Illustrations......Page 146
CHAPTER9 -
Formal Reports: The
Outline and Introduction......Page 170
CHAPTER10 -
Formal Reports:
Writing the Body......Page 190
CHAPTER11 -
Formal Reports: Closure......Page 206
CHAPTER12 -
Informal Reports......Page 230
CHAPTER13 -
Review and Editing......Page 253
CHAPTER14 -
Oral Presentations......Page 271
CHAPTER15 - G
etting It Done......Page 290
APPENDIX1 -
Example of a
Laboratory Test Report......Page 307
APPENDIX2 -
Example of a
Formal Report......Page 310
APPENDIX3 -
Example of an
Informal Report......Page 318
APPENDIX4 -
Example of Visual Aids
for a Verbal Presentation......Page 322
APPENDIX5 -
Some Meanings of
Questionable Phrases......Page 324
APPENDIX6 -
Grammar and
Punctuation......Page 325
APPENDIX7 -
Additional
Report Mechanics......Page 341
APPENDIX8 -
Other Types
of Documents......Page 346
APPENDIX9 -
Example of a
Technical Newsletter......Page 358
APPENDIX10 -
Example of a
Journal Article*......Page 364
APPENDIX11 -
Example of a Patent......Page 376
APPENDIX12 -
Document
Review Checklist......Page 381
APPENDIX 13 -
Example of a Simple
Project Planning Form......Page 385
Index......Page 387