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Technical Writing for Engineers
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Attention New York Engineers:
This course cannot be taken to fulfill your
continuing education requirements in the state of New York since the course does
not fall under the category of "Areas of Practice" or "Law/Ethics".
For more information, check the
New
York State Board Requirements.
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Larry Biggs, P.E.
Overview
Effective communication skills are essential to
your professional development. This course provides engineers with the
tools necessary to write effective specifications, reports, letters, contracts
and other documentation required in an engineer's professional practice.
Patent writing, video-script writing and copyrighting are also covered.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty-five (25)
questions at the end of the course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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Language simplification
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Writing status reports, progress reports,
project crisis reports, and end of project reports
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Creating test procedures and reports
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Writing contracts
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Writing project-related letters
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Differences between Statement of Objectives,
Design Objectives and Design Requirements
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Video-script writing tips
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Patent writing and record keeping
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Copyrighting your material
Course
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"Technical Writing for Engineers" prior to taking a quiz for credit.
Technical Writing for Engineers (109 KB)
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