I’m not an English Major, I don’t need a course on writing… Let’s ask an Engineer…

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.68606049

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

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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

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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