Technical Writing - A Practical Guide for Engineers, Scientists, Nontechnical

The second edition enables readers to write, edit, and publish materials of a technical nature, including books, articles, reports, and electronic media. In addition, a focus on writing for the nontechnical persons working in the technology world and the nonnative English speaker has been incorporated.

List of contents

1. The Nature of Technical Writing. 2. Technical Writing Basics. 3. The Writing Process. 4. Scientific Writing. 5. Business Communications. 6. Technical Reporting. 7. Using Graphical Elements. 8. Publishing Your Work. 9. Writing For E-Media. 10: Writing with Collaborators. Appendix A: Writing Checklist. Appendix B: Writing Samples.

About the author

Dr. Phil Laplante is Professor of Software and Systems Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his B.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Colorado. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and SPIE and has won international awards for his teaching, research and service. Since 2010 he has led the effort to develop a national licensing exam for software engineers.
He has worked in avionics, CAD, and software testing systems and he has published more than 33 books and 250 scholarly papers. He is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is also a frequent technology advisor to senior executives, investors, entrepreneurs and attorneys and actively serves on corporate technology advisory boards.
His research interests are in software testing, requirements engineering and software quality and management. Prior to his appointment at Penn State he was a software development professional, technology executive, college president and entrepreneur.

Summary

The second edition enables readers to write, edit, and publish materials of a technical nature, including books, articles, reports, and electronic media. In addition, a focus on writing for the nontechnical persons working in the technology world and the nonnative English speaker has been incorporated.

Product details

• Authors: Phillip A. Laplante, Phillip A. (The Pennsylvania State Unive Laplante, Laplante Phillip A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138606968
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60696-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: What Every Engineer Should Know
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electrical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering: general, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Technical Writing, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General