A Guide to Writing as an Engineer
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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0471430749
ISBN-13: 9780471430742
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date: April, 2004
Length: 272 Pages
Weight: Unavailable
Dimensions: 8.82 X 5.98 X 0.63 inches
Language: English
   
   

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Improve the signal-to-noise ratio in your writing!You'll need more than just technical prowess to succeed as a professional engineer; you'll need to be an effective communicator.Specifically written to address the needs of engineers, this brief, easy-to-use guide gives you an efficient and direct way to improve your writing and speaking skills. The...
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  Pretty helpful book!

I was required to buy this book for my Technical Writing class but I was pleasantly surprised at how useful it was. I scored higher grades on the technical papers I wrote for my engineering classes because I learned the proper format and styles that you need to focus on. The little things...
 
  A Must

Any engineering student, or even current engineers, should invest the money to own a copy of this book. It has a concise list of the proper ways to format reports, papers, publications, articles, etc, as well as rules for the correct way to reference sources, edit bibliographies, and include tables, figures diagrams. Basically a one stop source for any engineering documentation guidelines.

Definitely a work of genius!
 
  The best tech. writing book by the best writing professor

Traditionally, technical writing is the least favored topic for engineers. This nice, concise book is a great guide for those of us who have a hard time remembering the rules and understanding how to communicate effectively.
 
  Exactly what the title says

This book is exactly a guide to the types of writing engineers have to do, put in terms engineers understand.

The authors present analogies that help engineers understand "soft" topics like revising for clarity. For example, they describe poor writing as having a lot of "noise" in the "signal", and then describe specific strategies for reducing noise.

They describe most of the common types of documents that engineers write, such as reports, specifications, proposals, and even business letters and email messages. They describe the format and typical contents for each type of document, while also noting what *not* to worry about. For example "Don't get hung up on the names of reports. Sorry, there is no ANSI standards committee on the proper names, contents, and formats of reports."

This is an excellent book for any engineer who has to write on the job, which is to say, any engineer.

 
  No hassles whatsoever

Everything went smoothly and without any hitches. There was no contact which is exactly how its supposed to be.