Introduction
Types of Communication
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Design Reviews
Poster Sessions
Graphics
Presentations
Lab Reports
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Definition of a Lab Report
Purpose
Audience
Development
General Format
Project Notebooks
Letters, Memos, E-mail
Proposals
Narrative Writing
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Perspective: Narrative Writing in Publications
Perspective: Explaining a Concept
Perspective: Writing Style
Perspective: Creativity in Engineering Writing
Engineering Reports
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Operating Manuals
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Perspective: Operating Manuals
Specifications and Codes
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Definitions of Specifications and Codes
Perspective: Codes
Perspective: Types of Specifications
Perspective: The Legal Aspects of Specifications
Perspective: O & M
Communication Conventions
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Headings & Subheadings
Group Writing
Lists
Perspective: Engineering Writing
Active & Passive Voice
Perspective: Writing in Industry
Terseness
Perspective: Terseness in Writing
Pronouns
Perspective: Details in Engineering Writing
Advice from Engineers
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Present Information Logically
Format Your Documents
Know Your Purpose and Audience
Perspective: Logical Flow
Perspective: Structured Writing
Perspectives on Communicating as an Engineer
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Writing Style
Creativity in Engineering Writing
Types of Specifications
The Legal Aspects of Specifications
O & M
Terseness in Writing
Narrative Writing in Publications
Explaining a Concept
Being Hired as an Engineer
Logical Flow
Engineering Writing
Structured Writing
Details in Engineering Writing
Developing Your Writing
Technical Presentations
Writing in Industry
Codes
Additional Resources
How you develop a Lab Report depends on why you are writing the report (purpose) and who will read it (audience). Typically, a Lab Report includes specific information relating to the work done in a lab. This might include: