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Scientific Writing:An Introduction
Writing Guidelines for Studentshttp://writing.eng.vt.edu/
The Craft of Scientific Writing3rd edition (Springer-Verlag, 1996)
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This presentation discusses the importance of scientific writing and introduces key principles
Importance of Scientific Writing
Key Principles
audience
purpose
occasion
[Report, 1986]
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How well you communicate affects your career
Survey (Richard M. Davis) Successful engineers spent 25% of work week writing
Survey (Virginia Tech) Recruiters claim that engineers need more work on their writing
Survey (Wisconsin) Professional engineers found writing their most useful subject in college
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How well you communicate affects the well-being of others
Space Shuttle Challenger(January 28, 1986)
Explosion was caused by failure of O-rings in the solid rocket boosters
Engineers knew of O-ring problems well before fatal launch
Engineers failed to communicate seriousness of problem
[Report, 1986]
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Scientists and engineers are called upon to communicate in many different situations
specifictechnical
audiences
non-technicalaudiences
generaltechnical
audiences
ReportsArticlesProposalsWeb Pages
ConferencesLecturesMeetingsPosters
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This presentation discusses the importance of scientific writing and introduces key principles
Importance of Scientific Writing
Key Principles
audience
purpose
occasion
[Report, 1986]
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Scientific writing differs from other kinds of writing
Subject Matter Writing Constraints
audience
purpose
occasion
Purpose of Writing
To inform
To persuade
[Franklin, 1952]
Writing Style
[Peterson, 1987]
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You should begin the writing process by analyzing your constraints
Purpose
Audience
Occasion
Format
Formality
Politics and ethics
Process and deadline
Who they are
What they know
Why they will read
How they will read
To inform
To persuade
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Three aspects of writing affect the way that readers assess your documents
Content
Style
Form
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Style is the way you communicate the content to the audience
Structure
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Languagestyle
Illustration
[Peterson, 1987]
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Form embodies the format and mechanics of the writing
format
typography
layout
mechanics
grammar
usage
punctuation
spelling
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We can split the writing process into stages
Writing the First DraftWriting the First DraftGetting in the MoodGetting in the Mood
Revising, Revising, RevisingRevising, Revising, Revising
FinishingFinishing
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An excellent way to improve your writing is to choose good models
Maria Goeppert Mayer
AIP
Linus Pauling
Cal-Tech