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Engineers write various documents as part of their work including reports, manuals, datasheets, and more. These documents must clearly communicate technical information to other engineers, supervisors, and product users. Reports document project progress and research in a format like IEEE, while manuals explain products in layman's terms. Engineering reports generally include sections for background, procedures, analysis, and conclusion to thoroughly describe a project. Strong writing skills are essential for engineers to effectively communicate through these important documents.

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Engineers write various documents as part of their work including reports, manuals, datasheets, and more. These documents must clearly communicate technical information to other engineers, supervisors, and product users. Reports document project progress and research in a format like IEEE, while manuals explain products in layman's terms. Engineering reports generally include sections for background, procedures, analysis, and conclusion to thoroughly describe a project. Strong writing skills are essential for engineers to effectively communicate through these important documents.

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Engineering and Writing

Alexander gray

Abstract:

Writing is an essential part of everyday life, no matter the career or job field. This is

especially true within the field of engineering. Engineers do just as much writing as anyone else,

which is why it is so important for engineering students to learn how to write professionally and

communicate their ideas clearly.

Introduction:

Engineers are often tasked with the creation of documents like reports, manuals,

datasheets, etc. in their line of work. Each document needs to be clear and concise so that

whoever may read it: such as another engineer, a higher up, or the users of the product, can be

able to fully understand what they need to. In this report, I will focus on electrical/computer

engineering as the example field.

Types of Documents:

Engineers must document a project’s progress in a report, as well any research

conducted. This is meant to be shared with their superiors and peers. These reports need to be

written so that the other engineers can understand everything that happened during the project.

Generally, these reports are written in IEEE format.

Engineers also write manuals for their products that they design. Manuals should be

written in layman’s terms, so that anyone can read and understand what is necessary to use said

product. This may include information about how to use the product, warranty information for
the product, safety information, or assembly/installation instructions (if it is necessary for the

product).

Technical reports and datasheets for a project that computer/electrical engineers work on

will include circuit diagrams for circuits designed and used in the project. There may also be data

tables and different types of graphs. When working with circuits, there may be a type of graph

called Bode Plots, which is commonly used with electrical circuits. A common type of report is

simply called a progress report. Engineers write reports to submit to their superiors or direct

supervisors as a follow up on how a project is going, what has been accomplished since starting

the project or since last progress report, etc. these can go into the different parts/circuits that have

been designed as well as the overall progress until the completion of the project.

Format of Reports:

Next, I will go into the format of a general IEEE engineering report. Every report has a

title, a list of those working on the project and wrote the report, and an abstract to briefly discuss

the report in the beginning and an introduction. Typically, a background is seen in the report,

which includes assumptions, any derivation equations that are going to be used later on in the

report, and sometimes figures to visual define any parameters involved. The usually largest body

of a report is the section for the procedure. This section contains extensive details about the work

that has been accomplished, this must include details about any derivations made as well as

equipment used to perform tasks. Then, there is an analysis sections to go over the results of the

experiments and tests made in the procedure section. Depending on the project or type of report,

there may be different layouts with more sections. Any and all data is presented in this section

including tables of data and graphs/figures. All figures and graphs are labeled with a reference

(Example: Figure 1. or Fig. 2.) so that each figure can be referenced in the main body of the
report. The report is finished off with a conclusion and to acknowledge any final details and

information that may be important for the audience to know.

Conclusion:

Overall, the writing is a very important part of engineering. It is crucial for delivering

important information to a variety of different people. Despite if engineers may not have as well-

developed skills in writing as others, it is still important for engineers and engineering students to

build up there writing skills and become better writers.

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