Technical Communication

This study focuses on technical writer competences and necessary specialized language resources, supporting any language worker in the framework of modern natural language processing domain (terminologist, translator, lexicographer, technical writer, grammarian, teaching language specialist etc.). These specialists are new generation professionals with a basic linguistic/philological education, prepared to meet the demands of modern technology and science which are defined by the potential of industrial processes automatization (Industry 4.0) and appropriate presentation of information (Information 4.0). New concept of Information 4.0 reveals that information to be researched and/or created can be presented as a set of information molecules that are examined under the conditions of form, production and curation. Information 4.0 injects new life into the profession of technical communicator (technical writer) and language workers as a whole: those, who are prepared to solve the text processing tasks in this new technology space. The underlying assumption of the paper is that the text is the result of information transfer and the starting point of information mining and extraction.

"A rhetorical, multi-disciplinary guide, Writing in the Sciences discusses the major genres of science writing including research reports, grant proposals, conference presentations, and a variety of forms of public communication. Multiple samples from real research cases illustrate a range of scientific disciplines and audiences for scientific research along with the corresponding differences in focus, arrangement, style, and other rhetorical dimensions. Comparisons among disciplines provide the opportunity for students to identify common conventions in science and investigate variation across fields."

**NOTICE: A free, open access version of the 2010 third edition of _Writing in the Sciences_, with copyrighted material excised, is now hosted as an ebook on the Parlor Press website at: https://parlorpress.com/products/writing-in-the-sciences-exploring-conventions-of-scientific-discourse.

©2020 by Ann M. Penrose and Steven B. Katz ISBN 978-1-64317-186-9.
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_Writing in the Sciences: Exploring Conventions of Scientific Discourse_ is an advanced science writing textbook, grounded in the rhetoric of science, the sociology and history of science, and linguistics. The book treats the major genres of writing in science and research: scientific research reports, grant proposals, conference papers and other professional presentations, and public communication, as well as the social, rhetorical, and ethical bases of these as scientific arguments. Focusing not only on the distinctive features of these genres but also on how and why such texts are created by scientists, the book thus highlights the multiple genres of science writing as distinguished from technical writing and other professional writing domains.

In keeping with the goal of treating genres as they are used in various disciplines, the authors approach the task of teaching students in the sciences how to write in their chosen field in a descriptive rather than a prescriptive way. That is, rather than listing a generic set of prescriptive rules, the authors present general rhetorical concepts and heuristics that students can use to recognize and analyze the conventions actually used by scientists in their own fields, and to use these conventions effectively in their own writing.  Examples are drawn from a range of scientific disciplines, enabling students to recognize and place their own field's practices in the context of those of other disciplines. Such comparisons also provide the opportunity for instructors and students to identify common conventions in science, investigate variation across fields, and recognize relationships between the structure of a discipline's inquiry and the logic of its spoken, written, graphic, and digital texts.
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The third edition of _Writing in the Sciences_ was published by Pearson Education in 2010. The text of this version, with copyrighted material excised and minimal updates,
was prepared for Open Access as a PDF ebook hosted by Parlor Press in 2020. With special thanks to David Blakesley, this book is FREE and available for personal and educational purposes under a Creative Commons License, and the Fair Use Act.

Presents an Integrated Approach, Providing Clear and Practical Guidelines

Are you a student facing your first serious research project? If you are, it is likely that you’ll be, firstly, overwhelmed by the magnitude of the task, and secondly, lost as to how to go about it. What you really need is a guide to walk you through all aspects of the research project, from planning and conducting your research project to writing and presenting it. Guide to Research Projects for Engineering Students: Planning, Writing and Presenting is the guide you need to do the job efficiently.

Specifically Designed with Engineering and Technical Science Students in Mind

The book is organized into three sections, broken down into concise chapters that focus on a specific topic and the skills required. The section on planning shows you how to choose a project, research a topic, write a project proposal, plan the project, select methods and methodologies, and keep records. The section on writing provides help on writing the different sections of a research report as well as introduces you to the strategies and language conventions required for writing an effective research report. Finally, the section on presenting covers creating effective figures and layout, preparing for a project presentation, and the dos and don’ts in delivering a presentation. Advice on how to use IT tools effectively is given throughout the book.

•Contains highly practical content—includes tips on how to conduct research, write it up effectively, and avoid common errors and pitfalls in grammar and style
•Offers guidance on using IT tools (which are indispensable in research)
•Includes pertinent examples of best practices on conducting research and research writing

The authors have drawn on their many years of experience teaching engineering students, either in supervising engineering students in their research projects or teaching technical communication skills.

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