Engineering leaders must write extensively for their jobs, and their writing needs to be professional, reader-focused, and error-free. What leaders write in particular can affect productivity and the bottom line, so the written communication that leaders create must be clear and concise. In this course, you’ll learn essential writing skills that you can apply in your daily activities on the job as an engineering leader. You’ll learn key principles in • Approaching various engineering genres • Using the writing process to create quality documents • Making your writing structured • Making your writing clear and concise • Handling style, tone, and voice Selected materials courtesy of Communication Faculty at Rice University - all rights reserved.
What you'll learn
Apply writing process techniques to create quality engineering documents
Structure technical writing to improve clarity and reader comprehension
Write clear and concise communications for engineering contexts
Adapt style, tone, and voice appropriately for different engineering audiences
Approach common engineering genres with reader-focused strategies
Course objectives
Develop professional writing skills applicable to daily engineering leadership activities
Create reader-focused documents that support productivity and organizational outcomes
Produce error-free, clear, and concise written communications