Seminar and Technical Writing in Mechanical Engineering

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• 2103-391
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• Seminar and Technical Writing in Mechanical
  Engineering
• Lecture 3
• Understanding the writing process Structure
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Writing Process
The real art of writing is rewriting

Pre-write
Outline your writing
Gather additional information
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Writing ProcessPre-writing

• Set your purpose for writing (show cause/effect,
  compare/contrast, etc.)
• Identify your audience
• Limit your topic
• Draft a thesis statement that contains the topic
  and controlling idea.
• Brainstorm ideas/details that support the thesis
  statement (Team writing)
• Select two to four main ideas to use to support
  the thesis statement

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Writing ProcessOutline your writing
Draft a preliminary outline or map that
logically organizes the main ideas.

• Problem statement As an intern with Ford Canada,
  your assignment is to look into the 12V battery
  standard. This standard is being questioned
  because every year consumers demand more from the
  power supply in their cars.
• Modified from http//www.ecf.utoronto.ca/writing
  /handbook-outline1.html

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Writing ProcessOutline your writing

• Outline for Formal Report
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Principles
• 3. Experiments
• 4. Advantages and Disadvantages (of creating a
  higher
• voltage standard for car batteries)
• 5. Recommendations

• Modified from http//www.ecf.utoronto.ca/writing
  /handbook-outline1.html

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Writing ProcessOutline your writing

• Outline for Formal Report
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Principles
• 3. Experiments
• 4. Advantages and Disadvantages (of creating a
  higher
• voltage standard for car batteries)
• 5. Recommendations

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Writing ProcessOutline your writing

• Outline for Formal Report
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Principles
• 3. Experiments
• 4. Advantages and Disadvantages (of creating a
  higher
• voltage standard for car batteries)
• 5. Recommendations

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Writing ProcessOutline your writing

• Outline for Formal Report
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Principles
• 3. Experiments
• 4. Advantages and Disadvantages (of creating a
  higher
• voltage standard for car batteries)
• 5. Recommendations

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Writing ProcessOutline your writing

• Outline for Formal Report
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Principles
• 3. Experiments
• 4. Advantages and Disadvantages (of creating a
  higher
• voltage standard for car batteries)
• 5. Recommendations

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Writing ProcessOutline your writing

• Outline for Formal Report
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Principles
• 3. Experiments
• 4. Advantages and Disadvantages (of creating a
  higher
• voltage standard for car batteries)
• 5. Recommendations

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Writing ProcessDraft and revise

• Draft 1
• Put your thoughts on paper.
• Use the logical structure you determined in the
  outline.
• Revise
• Make certain the thesis statement is clear.
• Rethink and rearrange ideas, sentences, and
  paragraphs to
• best support thesis.
• Check for unity and coherence.
• Be sure each paragraph provides good details and
  well-
• chosen examples.
• Gather additional information needed to support
  your thesis.

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Writing ProcessFinal revise

• Final revise
• Check each section of draft with the thesis and
  outline.
• Check for plagiarism.
• Check for unity and coherence.
• Shorten/remove unnecessary words, sentences, and
  
• paragraphs.
• Make certain the essay concludes and doesn't
  just stop.

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Writing ProcessEdit

• Edit
• Check grammar and punctuation.
• Match language level and tone to audience.
• Make certain the language is exact, concise, and
  fresh.
• Proofread for errors in punctuation and
  spelling.

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Structure
The organization of a scientific document can be
viewed as a beginning, middle, and ending
Conclusions Back Matter
Ending
Middle Sections
Middle
Title Summary Introduction
Beginning
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StructureBeginning
Beginnings prepare readers for understanding the
work
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StructureBeginning
A strong title orients readers to your area of
work
Effects of Humidity on the Growth of Electron
Avalanches in Electrical Gas Discharges
Effects of Humidity on the Growth of Avalanches
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StructureBeginning
Summary ? Abstract ? Executive summary ? ????????
Descriptive abstract vs. Informative Abstract

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StructureBeginning

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StructureBeginning

• Introduction
• Introduction prepares readers for the middle
  section.
• Introduction defines the scope and limitations
  of the work.
• Introduction tells readers why the research is
  important.

Topic?
Importance?
Background?
Arrangement?
Introduction
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StructureMiddle
In the middle of a report, you present your work.
Choose a logical strategy
Make sections and subsections
Heading Subheading Subheading Heading Subheadin
g Subheading Subheading Heading
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StructureMiddle
Common strategies exist for the middles of
scientific reports
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StructureMiddle
Common strategies exist for the middles of
scientific reports
Flow
Flow of energy through the nuclear fusion
experiment
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StructureMiddle
When you divide a section into subsections, all
the pieces should be of the same pie.
Test Setup Test beam Silicon rubber
heater Thermal barrier Structural support and
loading frame Temperature control Data
acquisition systems Test Procedures and
results Apparent strain test Repeatability
test Gage factor test Drift test Conclusions
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StructureMiddle
Many journal articles follow a set organization
named IMRaD. (Introduction, Methods, Result and
Discussion)
Methods
Introduction
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StructureEnding
In an ending, analyze results and give a future
perspective
Analyze results from overall perspective
Future Perspective

• Several options
• Make recommendations
• Discuss future work
• Repeat limitations

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StructureEnding

• Other parts of the Ending
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StructureEnding

• Other parts of the Ending
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• Appendix presents primary or fundamental
  information
• to a secondary audience, or
• presents secondary information (tangential
  information)
• to a primary audience.

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Workshop
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