Writing for Engineering and Science Students is a clear and practical guide for anyone undertaking either academic or technical writing. Drawing on the author’s extensive experience of teaching students from different fields and cultures, and designed to be accessible to both international students and native speakers of English, this book: Employs analyses of hundreds of articles from engineering and science journals to explore all the distinctive characteristics of a research paper, including organization, length and naming of sections, and location and purpose of citations and graphics; Guides the student through university-level writing and beyond, covering lab reports, research proposals, dissertations, poster presentations, industry reports, emails, and job applications; Explains what to consider before and after undertaking academic or technical writing, including focusing on differences between genres in goal, audience, and criteria for acceptance and rewriting; Features tasks, hints, and tips for teachers and students at the end of each chapter, as well as accompanying eResources offering additional exercises and answer keys. With metaphors and anecdotes from the author’s personal experience, as well as quotes from famous writers to make the text engaging and accessible, this book is essential reading for all students of science and engineering who are taking a course in writing or seeking a resource to aid their writing assignments.
Resumen: Are you a post-graduate student in Engineering, Science or Technology who needs to know how to: Prepare abstracts, theses and journal papers Present your work orally Present a progress report to your funding body Would you like some guidance aimed specifically at your subject area? ... This is the book for you; a practical guide to all aspects of post-graduate documentation for Engineering, Science and Technology students, which will prove indispensable to readers. Writing for Science and Engineering will prove invaluable in all areas of research and writing due its clear, concise style. The practical advice contained within the pages alongside numerous examples to aid learning will make the preparation of documentation much easier for all students.
A well formatted academic document filled with the required contents can captivate reading and help students in scoring high marks. This book discusses ways to write good academic writings for engineering students. The common sections such as abstracts, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion and conclusion are explained in detail. This book also explains how to write the sections appropriately for academic reports such as laboratory reports, capstone reports, design reports, final year project reports and research writing such as final year thesis, master's thesis, doctoral dissertation and research manuscript.
Is a literature review looming in your future? Are you procrastinating on writing a literature review at this very moment? If so, this is the book for you. Writing often causes trepidation and procrastination for engineering students—issues that compound while writing a literature review, a type of academic writing most engineers are never formally taught. Consider this workbook as a "couch-to-5k" program for engineering writers rather than runners: if you complete the activities in this book from beginning to end, you will have a literature review draft ready for revision and content editing by your research advisor. So, You Have to Write a Literature Review presents a dynamic and practical method in which engineering students—typically late-career undergraduates or graduate students—can learn to write literature reviews, and translate genre-based writing instruction into easy-to-follow, bite-sized activities and content. Written in a refreshingly conversational style while acknowledging that writing is quite difficult, Catherine Berdanier and Joshua Lenart leverage their unique disciplinary backgrounds with decades of experience teaching academic engineering writing in this user-friendly workbook.
The focus of this text is to teach engineering students the skill of technical writing. It takes a project oriented approach and covers writing functions that are of particular use to the engineering student. This book is part of the B.E.S.T. Series.
This textbook is designed for non-native English speakers who need to write scientific and engineering research articles, technical reports, engineering thesis, academic books, and other technical documents in English. The author focuses on formal academic writing in a professional language and frame. The book is written in standard English and provides useful guidelines on development of thoughts, organization of ideas, construction of paragraphs and sentences, and choices of precise words. It also pays attention to details such as visual creation, punctuation, and format. Informal writing is excluded from the scope of this practical guideline.
Written communication is a type of skill, albeit an important one. Writing is more than a good command of grammar and punctuation, or fluent speaking. Writing is a much more complex task requiring training and practice of many techniques, such as organizing ideas logically, constructing sentences and paragraphs coherently, presenting with appropriate tone in a stylish manner, and executing with ethics and professionalism. Written communication reveals our intelligence of thinking, ability of using words, level of education, and so forth. Good writers are normally creative people with brilliant ideas, a trait that can make capable writers excel in their career development. Regardless of our jobs, we need to write almost everyday. Academic writing is also referred to as scholarly writing. It is the writing produced as part of academic works; it can be an article, a book, a report, a thesis, or the like. Academic works are primarily produced by graduate students and researchers, and they are shared with other students and professionals in their fields. We write at work everyday because writing is a great extension of our voices that conveys our thoughts to many people in the world. Some of them may never contact or meet us. Engineering academic writing is one type of technical writing produced by authors in engineering fields. The approach to writing in this book is presented in the order of time following typical writing sequence. Successful writing starts with a good preparation and outline, continues with drafting and editing, and ends with formatting and proofreading. Admittedly, they often relate to each other and overlap without a clear boundary. One step upstream may affect subsequent steps. For example, when you are working on outline, you may decide to expand your readers and scope of the work. It is difficult to quantify the time required for each step, but in general, more time is needed for a writing task with a greater complexity. By the way, dividing the writing process into different steps may be important to collaborative writing for multiple authors. However, collaborative writing is out of the scope of this book. The book is aimed at non-native English writers such as international students, researchers and staff who are studying and working in English speaking countries. They include many examples for contrast and comparison, a long list of challenging words, and necessary emphasis on cultural difference for dealing with these concerns. Furthermore, an in-depth introduction of copyright and plagiarism at the beginning helps a writer avoid unnecessary challenges from their readers or owners of copyrights. There are many books in technical writing; some are free online, and others are priced for sales. However, there are not many books dedicated to non-native speakers of English. Most international students in English speaking countries are capable of reading and understanding other authors' writing. As an engineering faculty member, however, I have seen many students who need systematic training in writing for their course projects, conference paper, journal articles, and theses. Following the guidelines in this book, the writers will write with clarity and conciseness. The readers of this book are not limited to non-native English speakers either. All postsecondary and graduate students may find that this book balances between writing theory and simplicity. Students and researchers in engineering schools as well as professionals working in engineering industries may find valuable writing techniques in this book. It is deemed useful to new or experienced writers; they should be able to further convey complex technical information in a simple way. Motivated students can use the book as self-study materials to improve their writing skills. The book can be also used as teaching materials for both undergraduate and graduate students in engineering discipline, especially for non-native speakers of English.
Academic Writing for International Students of Science will help international students to develop their command of academic scientific writing in English. It guides students through the writing process itself, and will help them to produce clear, well-written and well-organised essays and reports. The book covers a range of issues such as how to explain complex ideas clearly and concisely, how to develop a coherent argument, and how to avoid plagiarism by making effective reference to sources. Through detailed analysis of authentic scientific texts, the book will enhance students’ understanding of the nature of academic scientific writing. This will enable them to understand how language and discourse function in a real scientific context. The texts serve as models of good writing and are followed by practice activities which will help students to develop their own writing skills. Key topics include: the writing process; academic scientific style; sentence structure; paragraph development; referring to sources; coherence, argument and critical thinking; academic and scientific conventions. This book will be an invaluable companion to those studying for a science or technology degree in an English-speaking institution. Informative study boxes, model answers and a clear, comprehensive answer key mean that the book can be used for self-study or with guidance in the classroom.
WRITING PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE offers an important global perspective to the growing research literature in the shaping of writing programs. The authors of its program profiles show how innovators at a diverse range of universities on six continents have dealt creatively over many years with day-to-day and long-range issues affecting how students across disciplines and languages grow as communicators and learners.
Everyone knows that engineers must be good at math, but many students fail to realize just how much writing engineering involves: reports, memos, presentations, specifications—all fall within the purview of a practicing engineer, and all require a polished clarity that does not happen by accident. A Guide to Writing as an Engineer provides essential guidance toward this critical skill, with practical examples, expert discussion, and real-world models that illustrate the techniques engineers use every day. Now in its Fifth Edition, this invaluable guide has been updated to reflect the most current standards of the field, and leverage the eText format to provide interactive examples, Engineering Communication Challenges, self-quizzes, and other learning tools. Students build a more versatile skill set by applying core communication techniques to a variety of situations professional engineers encounter, equipping them with the knowledge and perspective they need to succeed in any workplace. Although suitable for first-year undergraduate students, this book offers insight and reference for every stage of a young engineer’s career.
