Technical Communication Resources
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Writing Check List for ERE |
ASCE Style Guide/ Citing Sources
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Technical Communication: Designing Slides With Powerpoint Sheri Woo's guide to: |
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Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - Penn State Univeristy |
Technical communication is a critically important engineering skill; one can only implement a great idea if one can communicate the idea to others. ERE students have opportunities to improve their technical writing and presentation skills throughout their time at Humboldt, starting in Introduction to Environmental Engineering (ENGR 115) and ending in the Senior Capstone Design course (ENGR 492). The guidelines provided below are used in various ERE courses. Several of the documents provided below were written by ERE lecturer Sheri Woo.
Writing Check List for ERE Technical Reports and Lab Reports
Written work MUST conform to these conventions and formats, or it will not be accepted!
ASCE Style Guide/ Citing Sources
This page provides a basic introduction to the ASCE citation style. The ASCE manual is generally used for academic writing in the engineering sciences.
Environmental Resources Engineering Research Guide
You can find ERE research resources on the library website.
Professional Email
How to write email so you come across professionally.
Writing Memos
How to write a memo, including a travel or trip memo.
Writing Lab Memos
Several ERE courses will require work to be submitted using this lab memo format.
ERE Style Guide
Several ERE courses will require work to be submitted in this format.
ERE Presentation Guide
Several ERE courses will require presentations be done in this format.
ERE Writing Guide
All ERE courses require writing and this guide will help.
Technical Communication: Scientific Posters
Posters are a special type of presentation. When well designed, they are not simply journal papers pasted onto boards. Nor are they mounted sets of presentation slides. Rather, posters, when effectively designed, are something in between. This web site discusses the special situation that a scientist or engineer faces when designing a poster and then suggests guidelines to address that situation.
Designing Slides With Powerpoint
Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides: The Assertion-Evidence Structure from Penn. State Univ.
Sheri Woo's guide to:
Purdue Online Writing Lab
If you have a question about technical writing, you might find the answer here
Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - Penn State Univeristy
This site provides samples of different types of technical communication.
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