Guide to writing as an engineer
By, Beer, David
Publisher: wiley
Class No.: 808.0666 BEE
Accession No.: 017438
Year: 2004
Pages: 272 p.

Of the week: 29th Oct. to 04th Nov., 2007

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 authors focus on those writing activities that engineers perform on a daily basis, such as reports, business letters, office memoranda, and e-mail, as well as oral presentations.

Now updated to reflect rapid changes in how we communicate, this Second Edition covers writing as part of a project team, plagiarism and ethics, email effectiveness and privacy, presentations using PowerPoint, and applying for jobs using the internet.With this book, you'll learn how to:

• Reduce the "noise" in your writing, by eliminating grammatical errors, typos, poor organization, and fuzzy thinking
• Correctly document information taken from other sources
• Increase your chances of landing the job you want
• Construct clear and effective graphics
• Avoid ethical pitfalls