Summer Seminars in Workplace Writing

Single-day,
goal-oriented workshops
designed for engineering professionals

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Why Should Engineers Take a Seminar in Workplace Writing?

Most managers agree that the ability to document one’s work is crucial to a professional career in engineering. And yet deficiencies in clarity and purpose continue to hinder the communication efforts of engineers in spite of all the textbooks devoted to on-the-job writing. From a manager’s perspective, a poorly executed memo or proposal can mean the difference between losing or gaining the confidence of a client. It boils down to a simple fact: successful projects can—and often do—hinge on the ability of engineers to express their expertise.

Can Iowa Customize a Seminar Specific to Our Needs?

Yes. Once your company expresses an interest in participating in one or more summer sessions, we will arrange a meeting with you to discuss the kinds of documents produced by your organization. We can then calibrate our workshop instruction to help your employees write more productively on the job.

What Do We Get for Our Training Dollar?

• Savings generated by more effective in-house and client communications
• An enhanced professional image
• Improved individual and team morale

How Long Does a Seminar Last? How Many Engineers Can Enroll?

• We offer both half-day (3 hr) and full-day (6 hr) seminars
• A minimum of ten to a maximum of thirty attendees per session

Words to Write By

• We damage the credibility of our expertise by treating reports and correspondence as ‘mop-up work.’
• Writing is not a set of rigid rules: it is how we give visibility and weight to what we know.

Where Will the Seminars Be Held?

For your convenience, we envision conducting our summer seminars at your place of business.

Questions?

For further information and pricing, please feel free to contact:

Scott Coffel, CTC Coordinator:
Phone — 319-335-6097
E-mail — scott-coffel@uiowa.edu
Office — 2226 Seamans Center