A Guide to Writing as an Engineer guides engineers through the technical writing issues that they must know in order to succeed in the field.

A Guide to Writing as an Engineer includes numerous new examples integrated throughout the chapters that illustrate content, organization, and format of different types of documents.

New material on the useful aspects of passive voice is added, such as when the actor is known/obvious and when emphasis needs to be on the recipient of the action.

Contents

1. Engineers and Writing
2. Eliminating Sporadic Noise in Engineering Writing
3. Guidelines for Writing Noise-Free Engineering Documents
4. Letters, Memoranda, Email, and Other Media for Engineers
5. Writing Common Engineering Documents
6. Writing an Engineering Report
7. Constructing Engineering Tables and Graphics
8. Accessing Engineering Information
9. Engineering Your Speaking
10. Writing to Get an Engineering Job
11. Ethics and Documentation in Engineering Writing

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