dimanche 12 octobre 2014

By Jocelyn Davidson


A crucial aspect of engineering lies in the ability to properly relay ideas, findings and projects to the relevant bodies. The main reason of writing engineering reports and proposals is to seek grants from funding agencies, for publication in peer reviewed journals and for updating relevant agencies on the progress of projects.

The first is the goal or purpose of writing. Writing should be used to convince the audience that the project is able to meet scientific and economic requirements. It should also inform that the engineer is capable of starting and completing it. It is part of the job description for engineers to write convincingly as most of their clients may not understand the terms.

The people you are writing for are also an important aspect of your writing. They need to know something knew about the project. Explain the problem or the reasons why the project is beneficial to them clearly. In addition, provide background information to put the proposed solution into perspective. The reader needs to understand that you are an expert in that particular field and also understand the general approach to the problem.

Proposals are done before the commencement of a project and are written by any type of engineer. Their main purpose is to inform the management, clients or funding agencies. These stakeholders are able to see clearly the aim and objectives of this project, the method of doing it. In addition, it answers the questions of how long and how much.

There are at least six basic elements of a proposal. The abstract summary is one page long and is a brief and summarized proposal. It explains the purpose of the project, expenses to be incurred, qualifications and program essentials. In the introduction section, the purpose, background and brief overview of the project are objectively and clearly spelt out.

Project description is a description of the objectives, evaluation and the methods to be used. A timeframe and also a budget outline are also in this section presented using tables and diagrams. The qualification is important to assure the client that the team handling the project is qualified. Engineering reports do not vary so much from proposals in style or organization.

Engineering proposals and reports are similar in that they both have sections such as the executive summary and the introduction section. Reports have additional sections which include theory and analysis, results and discussion, conclusion, acknowledgement, reference and appendix. The theory and analysis section defines the applied laws, principles and equations. The method section is a list of apparatus and instruments used. Results are presented in the results section and conclusions drawn.

Finally, writing must be organized in such a way as to boost readability. The headings and general text of the documents should be formatted in the appropriate way. Any graphs or pictures used in the text are to be labeled appropriately. The style of writing ought to be determined by the content of document.




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