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by David A. McMurrey, David F. Beer
A Guide to Writing as an Engineer, 4th Edition
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Copyright
PREFACE
WHAT'S NEW IN THIS EDITION
WHO SHOULD USE THIS BOOK
WHAT'S IN THIS BOOK
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: ENGINEERS AND WRITING
ENGINEERS WRITE A LOT
ENGINEERS WRITE MANY KINDS OF DOCUMENTS
SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING CAREERS REQUIRE STRONG WRITING SKILLS
ENGINEERS CAN LEARN TO WRITE WELL
NOISE AND THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS
CONTROLLING THE WRITING SYSTEM
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 2: ELIMINATING SPORADIC NOISE IN ENGINEERING WRITING
SPELLING AND SPELL CHECKERS
PUNCTUATION
TRADITIONAL SENTENCE ERRORS
TECHNICAL USAGE
EDIT, EDIT, EDIT
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 3: GUIDELINES FOR WRITING NOISE-FREE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS
FOCUS ON WHY YOU ARE WRITING
FOCUS ON YOUR READERS
SATISFY DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS
GET TO THE POINT
PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION
PRESENT YOUR MATERIAL LOGICALLY
EXPLAIN THE TECHNICAL TO NONSPECIALISTS
MAKE YOUR IDEAS ACCESSIBLE
USE EFFICIENT WORDING
FORMAT YOUR PAGES CAREFULLY
EXPRESS YOURSELF CLEARLY
MANAGE YOUR TIME EFFICIENTLY
EDIT AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
SHARE THE LOAD: WRITE AS A TEAM
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 4: LETTERS, MEMORANDA, EMAIL, AND OTHER MEDIA FOR ENGINEERS
WHICH TO USE?
WRITING STYLE FOR BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FOR TRICKY SITUATIONS
BUSINESS LETTERS: COMPONENTS AND FORMAT
BUSINESS MEMORANDA
EMAIL: FUNCTIONS, STYLE, FORMAT
NEW INTERNET MEDIA
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 5: WRITING COMMON ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS
SOME PRELIMINARIES
INSPECTION AND TRIP REPORTS
RESEARCH, LABORATORY, AND FIELD REPORTS
SPECIFICATIONS
PROPOSALS
PROGRESS REPORTS
INSTRUCTIONS
RECOMMENDATION REPORTS
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 6: WRITING RESEARCH AND DESIGN REPORTS
ENGINEERING RESEARCH REPORTS
ENGINEERING DESIGN REPORTS
GENERAL REPORT DESIGN AND FORMAT
GENERATING PORTABLE DOCUMENT FILES
USING CMS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR TEAM REPORTS
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 7: CONSTRUCTING ENGINEERING TABLES AND GRAPHICS
TABLES
CHARTS AND GRAPHS
ILLUSTRATIONS
GRAPHICS AND TABLES: GUIDELINES
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 8: ACCESSING ENGINEERING INFORMATION
BASIC SEARCH STRATEGIES
SOURCES OF ENGINEERING INFORMATION
INTERNET ENGINEERING INFORMATION RESOURCES
INTERNET SEARCH TOOLS
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 9: ENGINEERING YOUR SPEAKING
PREPARING THE PRESENTATION
DELIVERING THE PRESENTATION
PRESENTING AS A TEAM
CHECKLIST FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS
LISTENING TO PRESENTATIONS
THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMAL COMMUNICATION
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 10: WRITING TO GET AN ENGINEERING JOB
HOW TO WRITE AN ENGINEERING RÉSUMÉ
HOW TO WRITE AN APPLICATION LETTER
HOW TO WRITE A FOLLOW-UP LETTER
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 11: ETHICS AND DOCUMENTATION IN ENGINEERING WRITING
ENGINEERING ETHICS
THE ETHICS OF HONEST RESEARCH
EXERCISES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 12: ENGINEERING YOUR ONLINE REPUTATION
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
CREATING A WORDPRESS BLOG
BUILDING A FACEBOOK PAGE FOR A BUSINESS
USING TWITTER TO CONNECT AND SHARE INFORMATION
GENERATING YOUR INTERACTIVE RÉSUMÉ ON LINKEDIN
TARGETING EXPERTS WITH GOOGLE+
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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