Beginnings and endings: Keys to better engineering technical writing

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 299-304

  Pierson, Marcia Martens ^a   Pierson, Bion L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstracts; Conclusions; Introductions; Modular writing approach; Technical writing strategies; Titles

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

MODULAR WRITING APPROACH;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 0031365915     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/47.650007     Document Type: Article

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