Writing in Engineering

It's a common misconception that engineers only have to be good at math and science. In fact, most engineering jobs require a ton of writing. Writing in engineering can come in so many forms.

• Technical Memos
• Reports
• Professional Emails
• Research Papers
• Presentations

It's important to realize that writing skill is an extremely important one to grasp in most engineering jobs. College students looking to major in engineering should definitely keep this in mind.

In article written by Ron Smelser, he confesses that he too shared that same misconception as an undergrad engineer. After graduating and being exposed to a real company, he realized how important writing really is in the field. He claims that almost half of the time at his job is spent writing. He stresses the importance of continuing to develop your written communication skills throughout college.

Writing should definitely be stressed in all fields and in engineering especially, although many still don't realize it.

-Danny

Smelser, Ron E. "How to Build Better Engineers: A Practical Approach to the Mechanics of Text." National Writing Project. N.p., Sept.-Oct. 2001. Web. 18 Nov. 2016. <http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/241>.

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