Effective Writing for Engineers (Self Study)

In this fun, interactive course, participants will learn how and why to analyze their readers, apply effective planning and organizational strategies, and use structure to emphasize or de emphasize information. The course explores the science behind readable documents and the purposeful use of language to produce clear, concise engineering writing. Participants also practice writing key sections of engineering reports and develop efficient editing and proofreading strategies.

By participating in this course, you will learn how to successfully:

• Analyze readers’ needs and adapt content and structure to write effectively for their readers. 
• Apply language principles to produce clear and concise writing.
• Design and apply planning strategies that streamline the writing process and reduce drafting time.
• Apply efficient editing strategies to revise documents accurately in less time.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for early or mid-career engineers and/or engineers who want to learn strategies to write clearer documents while spending less time writing and revising.

Course Materials (included in purchase of course)

• Digital course notes via ASME’s Learning Hub
• Downloadable templates & toolkits

A Certificate of Completion will be issued to registrants who successfully complete the course by achieving a passing score of 75% or higher on the final exam.