Engineers' guide to technical writing /
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Author / Creator: | Budinski, Kenneth G. |
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Imprint: | Materials Park, OH : ASM International, 2001. |
Description: | 1 online resource (x, 389 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11120328 |
Table of Contents:
- What Is Technical Writing
- Attributes of Technical Writing
- Pertains to a Technical Subject
- Has a Purpose
- Has an Objective
- Conveys Information/Facts/Data
- Impersonal (Third Person) Voice
- Be Concise
- Directed to Readers
- Style and Format
- Archival
- Attributions
- Other Types of Writing
- Instructions
- Advertising
- Creative Writing
- Opinion
- Information
- Administrative
- Entertainment
- Reasons for Writing
- Excuses for Not Writing
- Benefits of Technical Writing
- Performing Technical Studies
- Types of Technical Studies
- General Methodology
- Proposing a Project--The Idea
- Gathering Background Information
- Designing Test Plans
- Performing Experiments
- Reporting Results
- Writing Strategy
- Analysis of Readers
- Importance of the Reader
- Selecting Readers
- Scope of Writing
- Number of Subjects
- Depth of Writing
- Level of Details
- Purpose and Objective
- Writing to Various Readers
- Document Options
- Document Hierarchy
- Report Types and Selection
- Patents
- Technical Papers
- Formal Technical Reports
- Informal Reports
- E-Mail Messages
- Criteria for Good Technical Writing
- Technical Content
- Presentation
- Language Skills
- Writing Style
- Elements of Style
- Word Choice
- Sentence Construction
- Paragraphs
- Summary of the Elements of Style
- Examples of Writing Styles
- Recommended Style
- Using Illustrations
- Reasons for Using Illustrations
- How to Prepare Effective Illustrations.