Professional Communications: A Handbook for Civil Engineers

"Professional Communications: A Handbook for Civil Engineers" provides practical, comprehensive advice on best practice for professional engineering communications. The purpose of this handbook is to convey information to the reader accurately and simply. Presented are in-depth coverage of the requirements for many forms of documentation, along with editorial conventions, editing and proofreading, writing style, conference or display posters, and oral presentations of technical material. Readers can choose a specific topic and read that chapter; this resourceful handbook does not have to be read sequentially. Engineering professionals and students will benefit from the concise information listed in this handbook about what is needed in an effective engineering document. This handbook is based on Dr. Silyn-Roberts' 15 years of experience as an expert consultant in documentation for many engineering organizations. Since 1997, she has also run annual programs in scientific communication for international graduate schools in Germany.