Workbook for CMPE 185
Technical Writing
for Computer Engineers and Computer Scientists
Kevin Karplus and Dan Scripture
Abstract
This document contains course notes and exercises for
a course in technical writing.
The course is intended for third-year computer engineering majors, and
emphasizes technical documentation directed to engineers, engineering
managers, technical writers, and other specialized audiences.
Exercises include job applications and resumes,
memos,
electronic correspondence,
algorithm description,
in-program documentation,
naive-user documentation,
survey articles,
proposal writing,
document specification,
progress reports,
formal technical reports,
and an oral presentation.
Students are expected to have reading knowledge of PASCAL or C, and to be
able to follow explanations of recursive algorithms.
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