EFFECTIVE WRITING FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS
A critical resource included as part of this course is Hacker, D. & Sommers, N. (2014). Pocket Style Manual: Updated With MLA’s Guidelines and Internet Resources. 7th Edition.
The ability to write concise and unambiguous reports, proposals, manuals, or other technical documents is a key skill for any high-functioning engineer or technical staff person in the mobility industries. Through a combination of class discussions, interactive workshop activities, assignments, review teams and job aids, this course delivers real-life technical writing techniques and tools that can be immediately applied. Attendees discover the importance of knowing their audiences and how to communicate technical information in a “user-friendly” style. LEARNING OBJECTIVES By attending this seminar, you will be able to: • Describe basic technical writing techniques • Interpret documentation including procedures, work instructions, specifications, and reports • Apply your technical writing knowledge to documentation and projects WHO SHOULD ATTEND Anyone motivated to enhance their writing skills in the technical environment. Job roles that may benefit include engineering, testing/validation, procurement, marketing, quality management, and management. CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS • Technical communication: identifying the good and the bad • Self-assessment to identify personal technical writing goals • Objectives and purposes of various forms of technical documentation • Identifying audience needs • Strategies for gathering, organizing, and developing content • Focusing on: “readability”, “usability” and “accuracy” • Principles of proper grammar, mechanics, and spelling • Formatting techniques to enhance readability • Other “unwritten rules” and considerations • Classroom exercises and instructor coaching
I.D.# C1605
SCHEDULE September 9-10, 2019 Indianapolis, Indiana November 25-26, 2019 Troy, Michigan
FEES List:
$1,495 $1,346
Members:
TWO-DAYS/1.3 CEUS
Get the complete course description and register: sae.org/learn/content/c1605/
INSTRUCTOR Norina L. Columbaro Talent Development Leader
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