Writing Resources for Engineering

This bibliography contains valuable information on technical writing, on the literature review process, or on the issues related to being a successful doctoral student. Items are available via the library either electronically or on print: 

A search in the Sophia Discovery tool for technical writing AND engineering will produce many relevant results. Below are a few that are helpful:

• Alley, M. (2018). The craft of scientific writing. Springer,.
• Beer, D. F., & McMurrey, D. (2019). A guide to writing as an engineer. John Wiley & Sons.
• Colorado State University (2021). Writing in engineering, Writing@CSU.  
• Foster, D. H. (2017). A concise guide to communication in science and engineering. Oxford University Press,. 
• Friedland, A. J., Folt, C. L., & Mercer J.L. (2018). Writing successful science proposals. Yale University Press.
• Glasman-Deal, Hilary. (2010). Science research writing for non-native speakers of English. Imperial College Press. 
• Heard, S. B. (2016). The scientist’s guide to writing: How to write more easily and effectively throughout your scientific career. Princeton University Press,. 
• Hering, H. (2019). How to write technical reports: Understandable structure, good design, convincing presentation. Springer,.
• Kmiec, D. (2017). The IEEE guide to writing in the engineering and technical fields. John Wiley & Sons. 
• Laplante, P. A. (2018). Technical writing: A practical guide for engineers, scientists, and nontechnical professionals. CRC Press.
• Locke, L., Spirduso, W., & Silverman, S. (2014). Proposals that work: a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. SAGE Publishing.
• Rothwell, E. J. (2020). Engineering writing by design: Creating formal documents of lasting value. CRC Press. 
• Silyn-Roberts, Heather. (2013). Writing for science and engineering: Papers, presentations and reports. Elsevier Science,.
• Zobel, J. (2014). Writing for computer science. Springer. 

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• Allison, B. (2004). The student’s guide to preparing dissertations and theses. Routledge.
• Blair, L. C. (2016). Writing a graduate thesis or dissertation. SensePublishers.
• Burton, S., & Steane, P. (2004). Surviving your thesis. Routledge.
• Carter, S. (2020). Doctoral writing: Practices, processes and pleasures. Springer.
• Clark, I. L. (2006). Writing the successful thesis and dissertation: Entering the conversation. Prentice Hall.
• Efron, S. Efrat. (2018). Writing the literature review: A practical guide. Guilford Publications.
• Evans, D. (2014). How to write a better thesis. Springer,.
• Evans, K. (2013). Pathways through writing blocks in the academic environment. SensePublishers.
• Greetham, B. (2021). How to write your literature review. Macmillan Education Limited.
• Locke, L., Spirduso, W., & Silverman, S. (2014). Proposals that work: a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. SAGE Publishing.
• Luey, B. (2004). Revising your dissertation: advice from leading editors. University of California Press.
• Parija, S. C. (2018). Thesis writing for master’s and Ph. D. program. Springer.
• Schneider, P. (2003). Writing alone and with others. Oxford University Press.
• Silvia, P. J. (2015). Write it up: Practical strategies for writing and publishing journal articles. American Psychological Association.
• Sword, H. (2011). Stylish academic writing. Harvard University Press.
• Thesis Office. (2013). Student’s Guide to Thesis Preparation, Examination Procedures and Regulations. School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University.
• Thomas, R. M. (2003). Blending qualitative & quantitative research methods in theses and dissertations. Corwin Press.
• Turabian, K. (2018). A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations: Chicago style for students and researchers. The University of Chicago Press.
• Wallwork, A. (2016). English for academic research: Grammar, usage and style. Springer.

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• American Chemical Society (2020). The ACS guide to scholarly communication. American Chemical Society.
• Berdanier, C. (2021). So, you have to write a literature review : A guided workbook for engineers. John Wiley & Sons. 
• Boxman, R. L. (2017). Communicating science: A practical guide for engineers and physical scientists. World Scientific.
• Crone, W. C. (2020). Introduction to engineering research. Springer.
• Davis, M., Davis, K. J., & Dunagan, M. M. (2012). Scientific papers and presentations. Academic Press.
• Deb, D., Dey, R., & Balas, V. E. (2019). Engineering research methodology: A practical insight for researchers. Springer. 
• Farrell, P. (2011). Writing a built environment dissertation: practical guidance and examples. Wiley-Blackwell.
• Gratton, P. (2020). Achieving success with the engineering dissertation. Springer.
• Ling, C. X., & Yang, Q. (2012). Crafting your research future: a guide to successful master's and Ph.D. degrees in science & engineering. Springer.
• Naoum, S. G. (2007). Dissertation research and writing for construction students. Butterworth-Heinemann.
• Smith, R. V., Densmore, L.D., & Lener, E.F. (2016). Graduate research: A guide for students in the sciences. Academic Press.
• Thomas, C. G. (2021). Research methodology and scientific writing. Springer. 

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