Engineering Communication: From Principles to Practice

PREFACE PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION TO THE INSTRUCTOR TO THE STUDENT INTRODUCTION PART I GETTING STARTED: PRE-DRAFTING AND DRAFTING 1. : Purpose, Genre, and Audience PRINCIPLE 1: FINDING PURPOSE PRINCIPLE 2: IMPROVISING GENRE PRINCIPLE 3: CONSTRUCTING AUDIENCE 2. : Strategies for Invention PRINCIPLE 4: DEVELOPING CREDIBLE ARGUMENT PRINCIPLE 5: USING RHETORICAL PATTERNS PART II MODES OF CONTROL: TOOLS FOR REVISION 3. : Guiding the Reader through the Document PRINCIPLE 6: BUILDING EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTIONS PRINCIPLE 7: FRAMING KNOWLEDGE PRINCIPLE 8: IMPOSING VISIBLE STRUCTURE PRINCIPLE 9: MAKING TRANSITIONS 4. : Creating Clarity and Cohesion PRINCIPLE 10: DESIGNING PARAGRAPHS PRINCIPLE 11: MOVING FROM KNOWN TO NEW PRINCIPLE 12: MODIFYING MATTERS PART III ELEMENTS OF REFINED DESIGN 5. : Generating Flow PRINCIPLE 13: ELEVATING VERBS PRINCIPLE 14: POSITIONING THE VERB PRINCIPLE 15: FINDING THE REAL SUBJECT PRINCIPLE 16: CAPITALIZING ON THE POWER POSITION 6. : Engineering Elegance PRINCIPLE 17: DETERMINING SENTENCE LENGTH PRINCIPLE 18: MASTERING SENTENCE RHYTHM PART IV APPLICATIONS 7. : Applying the Principles to Written Communication 8. : Applying the Principles to Visual Communication 9. : Applying the Principles to Oral Communication CONCLUSION: FROM PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE APPENDICES APPENDIX A: CORE SENTENCE COMPONENTS: CLAUSES APPENDIX B: SENTENCE TYPES APPENDIX C: ACTION ELEMENTS: VERBS AND VERBALS APPENDIX D: OPTIONAL SENTENCE ELEMENTS: MODIFIERS APPENDIX E: JOINERS APPENDIX F: PUNCTUATION APPENDIX G: A BRIEF PRIMER ON ETHICS FOR THE ENGINEER (NEW) APPENDIX H: FALLACIES REFERENCES INDEX