Engineering Communication for Materials Science and Engineering credit: 2 or

3 Hours

Various genres of scientific communication from both industry and academia are considered, including technical memos, white papers, journal articles, proposals, press releases, presentations, and executive summaries. The writing process, including outlining, writing in groups, and tips to avoid procrastination, is presented. Finally, students are introduced to the scientific publishing and peer review processes and practice giving and responding to peer feedback for their own writing. Examples are primarily from the Materials Science and Engineering field. 2 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours. Prerequisite: MSE 307 and MSE 308 , or equivalent.