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Technical communication is a critically important engineering skill; one can only implement a great idea if one can communicate the idea to others. ERE students have opportunities to improve their technical writing and presentation skills thoughout their time at HSU, starting in Introduction to Environmental Engineering (ENGR 115) and ending in the Senior Capstone Design course (ENGR 492). The guidelines provided below are used in various ERE courses. Several of the documents provided below were written by ERE lecturer Sheri Woo.
Writing Check List for ERE Technical Reports and Lab Reports
Written work MUST conform to these conventions and formats, or it will not be accepted!
Professional Email
How to write email so you come across professionally.
Writing Memos
How to write a memo, including a travel or trip memo.
Writing Lab Memos
Several ERE courses will require work to be submitted using this lab memo format.
Designing Slides With Powerpoint
Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides: The Assertion-Evidence Structure from Penn. State Univ.
Sheri Woo's guide to:
Purdue Online Writing Lab
If you have a question about technical writing, you might find the answer here
Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - Penn State Univeristy
This site provides samples of different types of technical communication.