A Guide to Writing as an Engineer, 4th Edition

PREFACE

A Guide to Writing as an Engineer, Fourth Edition, like its previous editions is intended for professional engineers, engineering students, and students in other technical disciplines. The book addresses:

• Important writing concepts that apply to communication in these fields.
• Content, organization, format, and style of various kinds of engineering writing such as reports, proposals, specifications, business letters, and email.
• Oral presentations.
• Methods and resources for finding engineering information, both in traditional ways and online.
• Ethics issues in the field of engineering and strategies for resolving them.
• IEEE citation system for ensuring that the sources of all engineering written work and graphics are properly cited.
• Social media: how professional engineers and engineering students can and are using social media to promote themselves, their organizations, products, and services and take an active contributing role in their profession.

WHAT'S NEW IN THIS EDITION

Here is how we have revised A Guide to Writing as an Engineer, Fourth Edition:

• Social media: Once viewed as a fad, social media tools and strategies—such as WordPress blogs, LinkedIn, Twitter, and even Google Plus—have become essential tools for many engineering professionals. Jill Brockmann, of Get-Ace.com, provides us with a practical introduction to these tools in Chapter 12 and specific step-by-step instructions on the companion website.
• Tech boxes: Each chapter contains text boxes that briefly ...