“Effective Writing For Engineers”

As an engineer, you can learn to write more concise, precise, and readable documents with our online technical writing course for engineers.

In our fun, interactive courses, participants will learn how to effectively apply their critical thinking and problemsolving skills to create strategies that will result in clear, concise, targeted documents.

The seven modules of this writing course teach the basics of clear, succinct writing, including how to avoid wordiness, write targeted documents for specific readers, how to write the various sections of technical reports, and how to construct effective editing and proofreading strategies. Each module takes roughly 30 minutes to complete.

Choose the Best Package:

Course Topics:

  • Module 1: Planning the Document
  • Module 2: Using Organization to Guide Readers
  • Module 3: Writing Readable Documents
  • Module 4: Writing Concise, Precise Documents
  • Module 5: Using Logic to Build the Argument of the Document
  • Module 6: Writing Engineering Reports
  • Module 7: Developing Effective Editing and Proofreading Strategies

This package includes:

  • Voiced lectures
  • 24/7 180-day access
  • Knowledge checks
  • Take-away tips
  • The Hurley Write eBook
  • Certificate of completion
  • Hurley Write Cheat Sheets
  • Writing Options + feedback on up to 10 pages of text per module

Course Topics:

  • Module 1: Planning the Document
  • Module 2: Using Organization to Guide Readers
  • Module 3: Writing Readable Documents
  • Module 4: Writing Concise, Precise Documents
  • Module 5: Using Logic to Build the Argument of the Document
  • Module 6: Writing Engineering Reports
  • Module 7: Developing Effective Editing and Proofreading Strategies

This package includes:

  • Voiced lectures
  • 24/7 180-day access
  • Knowledge checks
  • Take-away tips
  • The Hurley Write eBook
  • Certificate of completion
  • Hurley Write Cheat Sheets
  • Writing Options + feedback on up to 10 pages of text per module
  • One coaching call per module

Course Topics:

  • Module 1: Planning the Document
  • Module 2: Using Organization to Guide Readers
  • Module 3: Writing Readable Documents
  • Module 4: Writing Concise, Precise Documents
  • Module 5: Using Logic to Build the Argument of the Document
  • Module 6: Writing Engineering Reports
  • Module 7: Developing Effective Editing and Proofreading Strategies

This package includes:

  • Voiced lectures
  • 24/7 180-day access
  • Knowledge checks
  • Take-away tips
  • The Hurley Write eBook
  • Certificate of completion
  • Hurley Write Cheat Sheets
  • Writing Options + feedback on up to 10 pages of text per module
  • One coaching call per module
  • Second review of work after revision
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My writing has become clearer and more polished, and I think it will continue to improve as I use the things that I have learned in this course. I have also noticed significant improvement in our other engineers’ writing as well!

Mike Casey
- Engineering Manager for AESC

Demo The Technical Writing Course For Engineers

What To Expect

While you’re taking this course

Our self-paced online business writing course is delivered in 30-minute modules, broken up into 10-minute segments, to ensure the greatest learning retention. Each module includes voiced lectures, cheat sheets, quizzes, key take-aways, examples, and exercises. The with coaching course includes writing options on which participants receive substantive and actionable coaching from one of our experts.

  • Module 1: Planning the Document
  • Module 2: Using Organization to Guide Readers
  • Module 3: Writing Readable Documents
  • Module 4: Writing Concise, Precise Documents
  • Module 5: Using Logic to Build the Argument of the Document
  • Module 6: Writing Engineering Reports
  • Module 7: Developing Effective Editing and Proofreading Strategies

After you take the course

Certificate of Completion:
You’ll receive a certificate of completion.

Learning Retention:
Be sure to visit our quick writing tips for quick tips to help you retain and exercise what you learned.

Why Improve Your Technical Writing Skills?

Having strong technical writing skills is crucial. In our technical writing course for engineers, you will learn strategies to communicate technical information that is easy to read and understand.

Clearer Communication

Clearer, More Concise Documents

You will learn how to include just the right amount of detail, avoid verbosity, and use strategies to guide readers to the appropriate conclusion.

Projects that Meet Deadlines

You will spend less time reviewing and editing technical documents, helping maintain project timelines.

Increased Efficiency

When you have the right tools, you’ll write better documents in less time, saving time, money, and resources.

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