Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences

Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University. As special advisor on English language competency at the University of Waterloo and director of the Writing Centre, Judi Jewinski is responsible for promoting the development of communication skills broadly across all university faculties. She is founding director of the Renison University College English Language Institute (1994), and author or co-author of several writing books.

1: Writing and Thinking
2: Keeping Notes and Doing Research
3: Writing Summaries and Abstracts
4: Writing a Lab Report
5: Writing Proposals and Project Reports
6: Working Collaboratively
7: Giving Presentations
8: Writing in Other Contexts
9: Documentation
10: Following Conventions for Graphics and Formatting
11: Writing Tests and Examinations
12: Writing a Résumé and Letter of Application
13: Writing for Readability
14: Common Errors in Grammar and Usage
15: Punctuation
16: Misused Words and Phrases
Glossary
Appendix: Weights, Measures, and Notation
Index