Teaching Technical Writing in a Lab Course in Chemical Engineering

Authors

  • Stephen J. Lombardo University of Missouri

Abstract

Techniques are presented for improving the technical writing of chemical engineering students enrolled in an undergraduate laboratory course. The principles of writing covered are adopted from the book, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, by Joseph M. Williams: General examples of writing are taken from this book and then are recast into examples closer to the technical writing currently being practiced by the students as they prepare their lab reports.

Author Biography

Stephen J. Lombardo, University of Missouri

Stephen J. Lombardo received his B.S. degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and his Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, both in chemical engineering. He worked for seven years in industry in the areas of ceramic materials and ceramic processing before joining the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1997.

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Published

2010-01-01

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 1 (2010): Winter 2010

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