The MIT Guide to Science and Engineering Communication
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262161427 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 290 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Customer said Excellent book for written professional communication. This book mainly presents strategies to write effectively in real world engineering/science situations, assuring that what you write is really read. It shows how to present your ideas so that your target audience understands it. It describes the characteristics that a document aimed to a technical person, to a lay person and to a manager should have.Besides, it shows how to write memos, letters, reports and even e-mails, explaining from the initial document outline, sentece/. Excellent Guide for Focused Thinking And Effective Writing This book helped me to effectively write my dissertation. The methods described facilitate organizing a difficult task and presenting the ideas in a clear format. I continue to draw on the wealth of information contained within the text.. Teacher and Engineer The explanation for each particular topic is very concise and clear. I would recommend to have a look if it is available in your library. However, I would give a 5 star rating if the book provides more examples and visual aids.
A special feature of the book is its acceptance of the fact that most work in science these days is collaborative and that writing is often a group rather than a solitary activity. There is also a strong emphasis on the central role of the computer in creating and disseminating technical materials.First, Paradis and Zimmerman observe, it is essential to consider science and engineering as communication. The most effective engineers and scientists are skilled writers, and the first chapter shows how important good communication is to a successful career in science. Any successful scientist or engineer will have multiple communication tasks connected with any project. The chapters that follow address such topics as: defining your audience and aims; organizing and drafting documents; revising for organization and style; developing graphics; conducting meetings; memos, letters, and e-mail; proposals; progress reports; reports and journal articles; instructional materials; electronic texts; oral presentations; job search strategies; document design for page and screen; strategies for searching the literature; and citation and reference styles.. Drawing on their considerable experience teaching both college students and science professionals, James Paradis and Muriel Zimmerman have written a handbook that treats four kinds of literacy -- written, oral, graphic, electronic -- as crucial and insepar
Muriel L. Zimmerman is Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of the Programs in Technical Communication in the Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
The information is succinct and to thepoint, and the supporting graphics are not only relevant but oftenadmirable in the amount of information they convey." David F. "The MIT Guide contains an abundance of useful information onpractically every facet of contemporary technical communication.I enjoyed reading it immensely. Beer, Ph.D., Director of Technical Communication,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texasat Austin