Engineers' Guide to Technical Writing

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An engineer with experience in the automotive and chemical process industries, Budinski has compiled material he used to train new engineers and technicians in an attempt to get his co-workers to document their work in a reasonable manner. He does not focus on the mechanics of the English language, but on the types of documents that an average technical person will encounter in business, government, or industry. He also thinks that students with no technical background should be able to benefit from the tutorial.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780871706935
  • Publisher: ASM International(OH)
  • Publication date: 1/28/2001
  • Pages: 398
  • Product dimensions: 7.70 (w) x 12.60 (h) x 1.40 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Ch. 1 What Is Technical Writing 1
Ch. 2 Reasons for Writing 17
Ch. 3 Performing Technical Studies 29
Ch. 4 Writing Strategy 55
Ch. 5 Document Options 71
Ch. 6 Criteria for Good Technical Writing 87
Ch. 7 Writing Style 107
Ch. 8 Using Illustrations 139
Ch. 9 Formal Reports: The Outline and Introduction 163
Ch. 10 Formal Reports: Writing the Body 183
Ch. 11 Formal Reports: Closure 199
Ch. 12 Informal Reports 223
Ch. 13 Review and Editing 247
Ch. 14 Oral Presentations 265
Ch. 15 Getting It Done 285
App. 1: Example of a Laboratory Test Report 303
App. 2: Example of a Formal Report 307
App. 3: Example of an Informal Report 315
App. 4 Example of Visual Aids for a Verbal Presentation 319
App. 5 Some Meaning of Questionable Phrases 321
App. 6: Grammar and Punctuation 323
App. 7: Additional Report Mechanics 339
App. 8: Other Types of Documents 345
App. 9: Example of a Technical Newsletter 357
App. 10: Example of a Journal Article 363
App. 11: Example of a Patent 375
App. 12: Document Review Checklist 381
App. 13: Example of a Simple Project Planning Form 385
Index 387
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