Tham khảo tài liệu 'mit guide to science and engineering communication 2ed - j paradis (mit 2002) episode 2', kỹ thuật - công nghệ, cơ khí - chế tạo máy phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Ị__ Collaborative Writing Preparing Multiauthored Documents Outlines Style Sheets Schedules Document Routing Review and Updates Holding Effective Meetings Plan the Meeting Work from a Written Agenda Maintain Momentum and Focus Keep Participation High Establish a Record Monitor and Promote Follow-Through Supervisory Collaboration The New Technologies of Collaboration Guidelines for Virtual Meetings Collaboration in Context As a project manager in a large R D company you are charged with producing a document describing a new product. The final document will span several volumes. It will include research findings backup documentation manufacturing plans and quality assurance data. People from several departments together with a few subcontractors will need to write and review drafts. How do you begin Chances are you ll call a meeting. With such a large team and so much to do you ll want 16 Collaborative Writing representatives from every department involved. Managers will need to know what data their departments are to provide. Writers will need to have their tasks defined. They ll need deadlines. The team will need to determine a review process. Knowing how to manage a complicated process may be the key to producing a complete document on time. Writing for science and engineering is always collaborative. Whether you are a principal investigator coordinating research or a design engineer developing a new component you need the help of others to reach your own goals. New software and hardware are constantly making group work more productive. Calendar and scheduling programs e-mail and messaging systems and group-authoring tools all support document distribution and revision and make collaboration easier. But managing a successful group project takes more than technology. Collaborative writing fails most often when there are misunderstandings over problem definition research procedure writing responsibilities scheduling and manuscript reviews. .
