Technical Writing

This course is meant for students in the bridging programme of the CME master programme who have finished their bachelors programme, but did not take a technical writing course in their bachelor's education (e.g., Civil Engineering students from TU Delft, and Civil Engineering students from Dutch universities of applied sciences (hogescholen).

Modern engineers are required to possess excellent communication skills. Not only do they need to know their business, but they also need to know how to effectively communicate their knowledge and plans to other experts, decision-makers, and implementers. They need to be able to write accessible technical reports and proposals and to hit the correct tone in professional correspondence.

Prospective engineers will benefit from this course, which focuses on both the quality of the text and the writing process itself. The following subjects will be dealt with:

a systematic approach to writing;

• requirements for technical reports and their components;

• structuring texts on several levels;

• writing convincingly;

• writing "proper and appropriate" language;

• referring to scientific literature;

• referencing.

Lectures and a teacher's consultation will be used for instruction, feedback, and practice. Students will be required to submit several assignments while working on the technical report, which must be completed to fulfil the course requirements. Attendance is mandatory.