For would-be engineers, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) sets the standards for university education. University engineering departments seeking accreditation must demonstrate how they meet the ABET criteria. […]
Many professionals struggle to write engineering reports for clients. Most engineering schools provide some instruction in report writing, but students’ reports tend to be formulaic and stilted. However, once students […]
In technical writing, it’s often necessary to include numerical data in graphical or tabular form. Good tables and figures in technical writing make complex information much easier for the reader […]
Some reports are a few pages long, while others extend to 50 pages or longer. With long-form technical writing, most readers don’t have time to read the whole thing from […]
The art of technical writing — or any other writing — isn’t about getting it right the first time. It’s about editing until it’s right. Here are some things I […]
In scientific papers and other types of technical reports, the abstract provides a brief summary of the research and findings. If you’re doing a literature search to get the background […]
For technical writers, the executive summary is one of the most challenging aspects of a report. A good executive summary contains everything the busy executive needs to make a decision […]
Engineers need training in organizing the material in technical writing. In teaching engineering students how to write a report, one of the first things I talk about is how to […]