The Engineering Communication Manual

by House, Richard; Layton, Richard; Livingston, Jessica; Moseley, Sean

• ISBN13: 9780199339105
• ISBN10: 0199339104
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2016-01-08
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Engineering Communication Manual addresses authentic writing issues and communication tasks faced by engineers, such as collaborative writing, design of data graphics, and poster presentations. The text helps students to generate effective technical arguments and to think critically about how they present content.

Author Biography

Richard House is a Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. In addition to engineering communication and pedagogy, he has scholarly interests in sustainability and Shakespeare.

Richard A. Layton is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and past Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. from California State University, Northridge, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. His areas of scholarship include data visualization, student teaming, and undergraduate retention.

Jessica Livingston is an Associate Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She received a B.A. from The University of Georgia, an M.A. from the University of Kentucky, and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Her areas of interest include humanitarian engineering, the intersections of gender and work in a global economy, and documentary film.

Sean Moseley is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. from The Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. His areas of interest include effective engineering education techniques, solid mechanics, and humanitarian engineering.