A Guide to Writing as an Engineer
2nd Edition
Published on 28. April 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-471-43074-2 (ISBN)
Description
A Guide to Writing as an Engineer provides a brief, easy to use guide to the technical writing issues critical to today's engineering professionals. Specifically constructed with the needs of engineers in mind, this text offers an "engineering-approach" to technical writing and features practical and relevant examples from today's industry. This book addresses important writing concepts that apply to professional engineering communication. It deals with the content, organization, format, and style of specific kinds of engineering writing such as reports, business letters, office memoranda, and e-mail. It also covers oral presentations and details how to find engineering information, both in the traditional ways and on the Internet.
More details
Edition
2., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.1 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-43074-2 (9780471430742)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
David F. Beer | David A. McMurrey
A Guide to Writing as an Engineer
Book
03/2009
3rd Edition
Wiley
€75.90
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Previous edition
David Beer | David A. McMurrey | David McMurray
A Guide to Writing as an Engineer
Book
08/1996
Wiley
€32.18
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Persons
David Beer is professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas Austin.
David McMurray is a technical writer from industry, most recently with IBM. This combination of academic and industry perspective gives this book its broad perspective covering all aspects of writing, from academic research to effective corporate communication.
David McMurray is a technical writer from industry, most recently with IBM. This combination of academic and industry perspective gives this book its broad perspective covering all aspects of writing, from academic research to effective corporate communication.
Content
1. Engineers and Writing
2. Some Guidelines for Good Engineering Writing
3. Eliminating Intermittent Noise in Writing
4. Writing Letters, Memoranda, and Email
5. Writing Common Engineering Documents
6. Writing an Engineering Report
7. Constructing Tables and Graphs
8. Accessing Engineering Information
9. Engineering Your Presentation
10. Writing to Get an Engineering Job
11. Documentation and Ethics in Engineering Writing
2. Some Guidelines for Good Engineering Writing
3. Eliminating Intermittent Noise in Writing
4. Writing Letters, Memoranda, and Email
5. Writing Common Engineering Documents
6. Writing an Engineering Report
7. Constructing Tables and Graphs
8. Accessing Engineering Information
9. Engineering Your Presentation
10. Writing to Get an Engineering Job
11. Documentation and Ethics in Engineering Writing