Engineer's Guide to Technical Communication

Name: Engineer's Guide to Technical Communication
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ISBN: 9780130482426

ISBN-10: 0130482420

ISBN-13: 9780130482426

Edition: 2006

Authors: Sheryl Sorby, William Bulleit

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Written by engineers for engineers, this book is designed to provide a complete, practical, engineering-specific introduction to communicating effectively on the job. It helps readers develop the communication skills needed to be successful in the workplace. Real engineering documents are included in each chapter providing helpful guidelines to the preparation of documents.Features comprehensive coverage of the types of written and oral communications used by engineers. Features detailed coverage on the communication of calculations -- design calculation documentation, a critical part of design, experimental and other types of technical reports. A full chapter on visual communication…

Book details

List price: $97.80
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/3/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Importance of Communication in Engineering



Philosophy and Organization of Text



Communication in the Information Age



References



Setting the Stage



The Writing Process



The Writing Process Versus the Engineering Design Process



Collaborative Writing



Audience Analysis



Executives



Experts in Your Field



Technical People Outside Your Field



Lay Audience



Combined Audience



Audience Analysis in Oral Communication



Audience Profile Sheet



Summary



Grammar and Style



Grammar



Style



Exercises



References



Ethical Issues in Technical Communication



Reporting All Relevant Information Accurately



Adhering to Ethics in Personal Communication



Obtaining Information from Other Sources and Using It Ethically



Conducting Library Searches



Conducting Web Searches



Citing References



Avoiding Plagiarism



Exercises



References



Personal Communication



Letters



Memos



Cover Letters and Memos



Electronic Mail



Electronic Lists



Exercises



Document Design



Tool Selection



Fonts



White Space



Headings and Subheadings



Title Page



Table of Contents



List of Figures



Appendixes



Document Files



Web Pages



Exercises



References



Technical Written Communication



Summarizing Information



Executive Summary



Abstract



Keywords



Proposing Ideas



Internal and External Proposals



Proposals Written in Response to an RFP



Reporting Information



Technical Reports



Experimental Reports



Progress Reports



Technical Papers



Specifying Design and Assembly Instructions



Design Specifications



Assembly Instructions



Including Equations in Technical Documents



Exercises



References



Communication of Calculations



Selecting Tools for Communicating Calculations



Communicating Calculations



Examples



Exercises



Oral Communication



Tool Selection for Technical Presentations



Types of Presentations



Formal Individual Presentations



Formal Group Presentations



Informal Presentations



Examples



Exercises



Additional Resources



Visual Communication



Tool Selection for Graphics



Representation of Data



Common Features of Graphs and Charts



Pie Charts



Bar Charts



Histograms



Line Graphs



Scatter Plots



Tables



Three-Dimensional Charts



Charting Structure



Flowcharts



Organizational Charts



Gantt Charts



Portrayal of Realism



Schematic Drawings



Pictorial Drawings



Photographs



Inclusion of Graphics in Documentation



Effective Use of Image Files



Exercises



Additional Resources



Communication for Job Searches



Resumes



Cover Letters



Documents for Electronic Job Searches



Interview Communication



Postinterview Communication



Exercises



References



Grammar


Index