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Professional Communication in Engineering

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  • © 2006

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Authors:
  1. H. E. Sales
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Part of the book series: Communicating in Professions and Organizations (PSPOD)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Engineers

    • H. E. Sales
    Pages 1-22

  3. Engineering Practices and Procedures

    • H. E. Sales
    Pages 23-54

  4. The Engineering Product

    • H. E. Sales
    Pages 55-70

  5. Engineering Texts

    • H. E. Sales
    Pages 71-91

  6. Engineering Specifications and Requirements

    • H. E. Sales
    Pages 92-121

  7. The Bid Process and Persuasion

    • H. E. Sales
    Pages 122-152

  8. The Presentation of Engineering Proposals

    • H. E. Sales
    Pages 153-186

  9. Engineering Proposals: Discourse and Information Structure

    • H. E. Sales
    Pages 187-213

  10. Executive Summaries

    • H. E. Sales
    Pages 214-240

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 241-254
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About this book

This book gives an inside view of real engineers communicating in a modern aerospace engineering environment. Using many authentic texts and language examples, the author describes the writing of specifications and requirements, engineering proposals, executive summaries and other communication tasks.

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'...a unique opportunity for students to see the nuts and bolts of how communication really works in organisations that use team working and integrated systems design. A fly-on-the-wall documentary that will resonate with practising engineers and educate those in universities and procurement agencies. This should be recommended reading for professional studies and PDP-related modules.' - Frank Hamer, Programmes Director (Electronics & Communications), SoCCE, University of Plymouth

About the author

H.E.SALES is Senior Lecturer of English Language and Linguistics at the College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth, UK, teaching British undergraduate and professional in-service courses in Europe, including courses for engineers in Britain. She previously taught communication skills to engineering students at Singapore Polytechnic and other tertiary institutions before eventually becoming Director of General and Business English courses at the British Council in Singapore.

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