A general overview of the roles, responsibilities, and practices of an editor of technical and scientific information. Application of these variables to editing proposals, scientific and technical papers, design reports, users' manuals and group-writing projects. Includes practice and applications in computer-based editing. Conferences and tutorial sessions for students with special interests may be taken for 1-4 credit hours as arranged by the instructor. A survey of the scientific research and theory that yields principles and guidelines for effective documentation for equipment such as computer systems.
Topics covered include the choice of documentation content, effective presentation, and readability.
Emphasis on science base, rather than design experience. A design course which applies theories of documentation to actual development and testing of documentation, especially computer documentation. Analysis of the public policy decision-making process involving technology management. The structure and techniques of policy discussions from the engineering management perspective. Communication in social decision analysis for engineering projects.