Professional Communication in Engineering

Zusatztext '...a unique opportunity for students to see the nuts and bolts of how communication really works in organisations that use team working and integrated systems design. A fly-on-the-wall documentary that will resonate with practising engineers and educate those in universities and procurement agencies. This should be recommended reading for professional studies and PDP-related modules.' - Frank Hamer! Programmes Director (Electronics & Communications)! SoCCE! University of Plymouth Informationen zum Autor H.E.SALES is Senior Lecturer of English Language and Linguistics at the College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth, UK, teaching British undergraduate and professional in-service courses in Europe, including courses for engineers in Britain. She previously taught communication skills to engineering students at Singapore Polytechnic and other tertiary institutions before eventually becoming Director of General and Business English courses at the British Council in Singapore. Klappentext This book gives an inside view of real engineers communicating in a modern aerospace engineering environment. Using many authentic texts and language examples, the author describes the writing of specifications and requirements, engineering proposals, executive summaries and other communication tasks. Zusammenfassung This book gives an inside view of real engineers communicating in a modern aerospace engineering environment. Using many authentic texts and language examples! the author describes the writing of specifications and requirements! engineering proposals! executive summaries and other communication tasks. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements The Engineers Engineering Practices and Procedures The Engineering Product Engineering Texts Engineering Specifications and Requirements The Bid Process and Persuasion The Presentation of Engineering Proposals Engineering Proposals - Discourse and Information Structure Executive Summaries References Index...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: H Sales, H. Sales, H. E. Sales, H.e. Sales
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.10.2006
• EAN: 9780230580138
• ISBN: 978-0-230-58013-8
• Pagine: 268
• Serie: Communicating in Professions and Organizations; Palgrave Studies in Profession; Communicating in Professions and Organizations
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; B, Media Studies, Discourse Analysis, Communication, Sociolinguistics, engineering, Media and Communication, Communication Studies, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Humanities and Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary studies, Engineering: general, Research Methods in Language and Linguistics, Engineering, general, Technology and Engineering, Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection