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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828866903321

Autore

Budinski Kenneth G

Titolo

Engineers' guide to technical writing / / Kenneth G. Budinski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Materials Park, OH, : ASM International, c2001

ISBN

1-61503-168-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

x, 398 p. : ill

Disciplina

808/.0666

Soggetti

Technical writing

Communication of technical information

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- What Is Technical Writing? -- Reasons for Writing -- Performing Technical Studies -- Writing Strategy -- Document Options -- Criteria for Good Technical Writing -- Writing Style -- Using Illustrations -- Formal Reports: The Outline and Introduction -- Formal Reports: Writing the Body -- Formal Reports: Closure -- Informal Reports -- Review and Editing -- Oral Presentations -- Getting It Done -- Example of a Laboratory Test Report -- Example of a Formal Report -- Example of an Informal Report -- Example of Visual Aids for a Verbal Presentation -- Some Meanings of Questionable Phrases -- Grammar and Punctuation -- Additional Report Mechanics -- Other Types of Documents -- Example of a Technical Newsletter -- Example of a Journal Article -- Example of a Patent -- Document Review Checklist -- Example of a Simple Project Planning Form -- Index.