i’m not an english major, i don’t need a course on writing… let’s ask an engineer… ...
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I’m not an English Major, I don’t need a course on writing…
Let’s ask an Engineer…http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Why-is-writing-important-skill-2063159.S.68606049Feel free to view the full website—just click above
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Why is writing an important skill for engineers? Or--do you want to argue with me that it isn't? 6 months ago
Gary
In my opinion, majority of the engineering schools do not pay enough attention to the issue and as a result, most of the engineers can not write. Writing skills (no matter what language) are very important (even for engineers).
Leon E.
Why is writing an important skill for engineers? Or--do you want to argue with me that it isn't? 6 months ago
GaryWriting skills are just as important as oral skills. You need to know your audience when communicating with a customer or colleague, manager, student, etc.
…when we mention writing , is it writing to communicate or writing to persuade, convince ?
Rick
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Generally, Academic Writing is Persuasive…SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW!
The Purpose of Academic Writing can be: to demonstrate one's knowledge on a topic to present the results of one's research to argue or persuade one's point of view
Academic writing is written (Audience):in an academic University environmentfor professors, lecturers, other studentsfor academic Journals or publications
Essays and Reports are the two most Common Forms of Academic Writing
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Academic and Technical WritingSame or Different?
Writing is concise, clear and accurate.Writing takes into account the audience’s needs.Information is organized, presented and
communicated in a specific format.Writing presents information to solve a problem
or gain a better understanding of a situation.Writing conveys technical, complex, or specialized
information in a way that is easy for a non-technical reader to understand.
JAcademic Writing Technical Writing
Descriptive Writing Job Description, Incident Report, Résumé, Process Explanation
Narrative Writing Observation Report, Progress Report
Analysis Performance Evaluation, Feasibility Report
Cause and Effect Analytical Report, Product Field Test Report
Compare-Contrast Product Comparison, Feasibility Report
Persuasive Writing Proposal, Action Plan
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The Five Paragraph Essay
Basic structure of the Five Paragraph Essay
Introduction
Conclusion
BODy
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Important ConceptsThesis Topic: Controlling, Central or Main Idea that defines an Author’s Point of ViewThesis Statement: Thesis topic in the form of a Sentence (or question) Topic: Main Idea, theme Topic Sentence: Sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph.
Introduction
BODy
Conclusion
Patterns of Organization:Author’s Purpose –
What and why are they writing?
What is their Point of View?To inform, influence, persuade, advise,
describe, explain, enrich, entertain
Organization Logical presentation of information
Cohesive and Coherent Makes reading Understandable and
Predictable
Conclusion
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Introduction
Next Presentation:Where to Begin?
Three-Step Writing Process
Plan Write Revise