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Engineering Communication

From Principles to Practice

by (author) Robert Irish & Peter Eliot Weiss

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2008
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195424881
    Publish Date
    Oct 2008
    List Price
    $69.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195446920
    Publish Date
    Feb 2013
    List Price
    $134.99

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Where to buy it

Out of print

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Description

Engineering Communication is a core text that teaches engineers how to write and communicate effectively and professionally. Expertly designed to address the specific needs of engineering students, the text provides an understanding of how rhetorical and linguistic concepts can help solve
everyday problems in writing and speaking in the workplace. In addition to the standard skill of grammatical writing, the book teaches students how to write with precision and objectivity as well as how to assess and adjust for specific audiences. Theory and practice are bridged through a series of
principles (rather than steadfast rules) intended to help students examine, question, and refine their communication skills. This is a text written for engineers by engineering communication professionals.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Robert Irish and Peter Eliot Weiss have worked together for eight years in the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto. Robert Irish, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, began the program in 1995 and served as its first director until 2008.
Peter Weiss is Senior Lecturer at the University of Toronto and is the current director of the Engineering Communication Program, which he has been involved with since 2000.