Technical Writing for Scientists and Engineers

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Engineers, scientists, and technology workers of all types need to produce a variety of documents such as reports, summaries, manuals, and guides. While these individuals may have had some sort of writing course in college, it is less likely that they have had any instruction in the special requirements of technical writing. This course fills the void with easy to follow discussions and examples on improving technical writing and identifying and solving common writing problems.

What you will learn:

  • Review the basics of technical writing
  • Examine the writing process including writing well
  • Discuss graphics, equations and referencing

Related courses:

Who should attend: Electrical engineer, Systems engineer, Hardware engineer, Design engineer, Product engineer,  Communication engineer

Instructor

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Phillip Laplante

Dr. Laplante is Professor of Software Engineering at Penn State, where he teaches and conducts applied research in software and systems engineering. He has over 25 years of experience building, studying, and teaching about various kinds of software systems. Dr. Laplante has authored or edited 28 books and has published more than 200 scholarly papers. Dr. Laplante is a Fellow of the IEEE and SPIE.  He is also currently leading the team that is writing the licensure exam for software engineers in the United States.

Publication Year: 2012

ISBN: 1-4673-3184-8


Technical Writing for Scientists and Engineers
  • Course Provider: Educational Activities
  • Course Number: EDP333
  • Duration (Hours): 1
  • Credits: 0.1 CEU/ 1 PDH