INDEX
A
ABET code of ethics, 233
abstract (executive summary), in engineering reports, 123
abstracts (of articles), finding, 159
accessibility (of information), 48–52
accountability, engineers, 5
accuracy (of information), 45
agreement, subjects and verbs, 22–23
alternative block format (business letter), 82
ambiguity, 62
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), report standards, 119, 169
appendixes, 133
application letters (for employment searches). See also business letters; résumés
contents and organizations, 217–18
early-career, 222
Internet, for job searches and, 223–24
tips on writing, 223
articles
citing journal, 159
journal, finding, 162
attention (special notice), 110
audiences
B
background (in reports)
inspection and trip reports, 95
instructions, 111
laboratory and field reports, 97
problems with, 93
proposals, 103
recommendation reports, 116
backup plan, 184
Bacon, Sir Francis, 12
bar charts
defined, 142
examples, 145
Bcc (end notation), 81
block format (business letter), 82
defined, 247
participating in, 247
for professional advantage, 247–48
body
of business letter, 81
of memoranda, 84
books
citing, 240
finding, 154
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