{"title":"Taking the Splatter out of Your Technical Writing","authors":"John Millar Carroll","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322722","url":null,"abstract":"Three major ills of engineering writing are use of cliches, round-about expressions, and long, unfamiliar words. Articles containing such words and phrases are lengthy and tiresome to read, and often have their basic meaning obscured. Cliches, round-about expressions, and long words may be likened to solder splatter in a hand-wired chassis. Splatter gives the job an unprofessional appearance and may interfere with circuit operation. This article identifies many of the more common splatter-expressions that creep into engineering writing. It is based on a six-month study during which words and phrases deleted from articles published in Electronics magazine were accumulated and tabulated.","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1961-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116698384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Library and Laboratory: Partners in Research","authors":"H. Sharp","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322724","url":null,"abstract":"Duplication of research effort can be prevented when a literature search is made before starting laboratory work. The role of the librarian in assisting the engineer-researcher is discussed, and the services which can be expected of the librarian are stated. This article discusses certain library tools and techniques for the engineer-researcher.","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1961-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124047725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Apply Quality Control to Engineering Writing","authors":"R. Blicq","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322721","url":null,"abstract":"Quality control can be exercised over engineering writing in the same way that it is exercised over manufacturing and installation/maintenance programs. In the case of writing, however, the \"inspector\" is the technical editor or a supervisory engineer. His terms of reference are the engineering writing standards laid down in a standards handbook prepared by those responsible for the production of technical publications. The proposed \"quality-controlled\" engineering writing program has two major advantages: 1) It is simple to implement since it follows comparable established engineering and quality-control practices, to which engineers are accustomed. 2) It is imposed from within the department directly concerned with engineering writing, and is thus entirely independent of outside control.","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1961-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134124618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Organizing the Technical Conference","authors":"H. Kindler, H. Michaelson","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322725","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1961-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123812242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Better Writing: New Answers for an Old Problem","authors":"J. B. Bennett","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322720","url":null,"abstract":"Instruction in the mechanics (grammar, spelling, punctuation, and the like) is no key to improved engineering writing. The critical factors in such improvement are correctness, completeness, and comprehensibility. These subjects can be taught through the use of simple student exercises specially designed to permit controlled emphasis on, and objective evaluation of, correctness, completeness, and comprehensibility; the same exercises make it possible to judge student competence in handling the less important mechanics. This approach has been tested and can be widely applied to improve the quality of our engineering writing.","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1961-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125844196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to Write Officialese","authors":"B. McMillan","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322719","url":null,"abstract":"This paper gives an up-to-date communication basis for the 1961 time frame.","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1961-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126472587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Persuasion in Egineering Proposals","authors":"R. Macaskill","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1961.4322723","url":null,"abstract":"This article suggests several important methods by which an engineer writer may enhance his proposal in the eyes of the reader and future customer. Consideration is also given to the attitude the writer must take in order to write the successful proposal. The writer must become aware of the elements of persuasion In writing.","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1961-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125308337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A note on the writing of scientific papers","authors":"W. Hume-rothery","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1960.6594509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1960.6594509","url":null,"abstract":"The structure of scientific papers is discussed, with the aim of making the manuscript as interesting, clear, and concise as possible without loss of subject matter. Some suggestions are given for increasing clarity of language, presenting sequences or comparisons, citing numerical values, using appropriate illustrations, and clarifying experimental diagrams.","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1960-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124055425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technical motion pictures in science and engineering","authors":"Steve E. Strem","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1960.6594508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1960.6594508","url":null,"abstract":"Unlike business and industrial films, the technical motion picture primarily serves the purpose of communication. This paper reviews the merits and disadvantages of using technical films as a medium for scientific and engineering information. Production techniques are described, including script writing, shooting, planning, editing and methods of animation.","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1960-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127233193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Notes toward improving technical reports","authors":"Sol Cohen","doi":"10.1109/TEWS.1960.6594513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TEWS.1960.6594513","url":null,"abstract":"Technical reports can be improved only through the understanding of their use and of their readers. Reports should show what was done and why, what is considered most significant and why, and what action is recommended. Organization and format are considered less important than understanding the needs and interests of the actual readers and of applying this information to the ideas in the report.","PeriodicalId":118434,"journal":{"name":"IRE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1960-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128563279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}