Technical Writing for Engineering Professionals

Darla-Jean Weatherford

• Publisher: PennWell Books
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781593703707
• eBook ISBN: 9781593706678
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Technical Writing for Engineering Professionals provides a toolkit for developing technical reports quickly and efficiently. The book offers clear, specific guidelines for developing each of the sections (abstract, conclusions, introduction, and discussion) and designing and using graphics that illustrate your results. Weatherford's approach can be applied in all types of writing, from email and letters to project proposals and final reports. The book also includes tips for using English that will help keep your writing crisp and clear. Anyone in a technical profession, from intern to management, who wants to implement a better, faster, and more consistent approach to writing will benefit from reading this book. Key Features -Understand the process of writing a technical report, from the time you know your conclusions until you present it to your supervisor, client, or professional organization. -Get a quick overview of each chapter in the "short form" summary at the beginning, and use the handy checklist at the end to critique each part of your report as you write. -Learn to read literature efficiently and critically and take notes that will help you write your own reports as well as how to cite material that will lend strength to your work.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 The Models
• 2 Writing for Real People to Read
• 3 Writing on ACID
• 4 Conclusions and Recommendations
• 5 Abstracts
• 6 Introductions
• 7 Literature Review
• 8 Discussion
• 9 Titles and Headings
• 10 Graphics
• 11 Presentations
• 12 Proposals
• 13 Ethics
• 14 Executive Summaries and Extended Abstracts
• 15 Learning from the Literature
• 16 Correspondence
• 17 Writing Styles
• Index