GE 3513 Technical Writing (ECE SD)

Fall 2010 section 06 (TR 12:30pm) – McCool 113

Instructor: Amy Barton
Office: McCain 202C Phone: 325-4240 Text: 263-7224

E-mail: abarton@engr.msstate.edu

"Don't write merely to be understood. Write so that you cannot possibly be misunderstood." Robert Louis Stevenson

“I ask them what time it is, and they tell me how to build a clock. Just tell me what time it is.” A Nissan engineer talking about other engineers

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Course Information

NOTE: Most of the links below require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Course Syllabus Schedule - rest of semester Course Objectives Writing Resources Sample Documents Plagiarism Grading Information Handouts for Writing and Speaking What’s This Class About? Technical Writing Basics 12 Basic Writing Guidelines E-mail Tips Technical Descriptions

Design Document Template Minor Deliverables (problem statement, ethics presentation, executive summary) Major Deliverables (design constraints, approach, evaluation) Documentation Guidelines Final Exam Information Uploading Papers to Turnitin Common PS Problems1 and 2 Common DC Problems Common Approach Problems Evaluation Tips Executive Summary Final Presentation Details

Why Space Shuttles? Challenger Commission Report Major Challenger Documents Challenger Readings Challenger Telecon Charts NASA Quote on Risk Assessment Columbia Summary Columbia Settlement Information Student Comments on the Columbia PPT & Corporate Culture Ethics Presentation Topics Challenger Presentation Sample Graded Presentation

In-Class Workshop Pairings Ethics Presentation Schedule Final Presentation Dry Run Schedule Oral Presentation Review Form Effective Technical Presentations Sample Graded Paper Class Discussions: Word Usage Sentence Structure Paragraphs Abstracts Introductions Reports Letter Format Numbers Design Document Formatting Creating Effective Graphics

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