Tham khảo tài liệu 'mit guide to science and engineering communication 2ed - j paradis (mit 2002) episode 10', kỹ thuật - công nghệ, cơ khí - chế tạo máy phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Reports 215 databases and become part of the literature of science and engineering independent of the report document. Executive summaries will not be indexed but they often have a much wider distribution than the document itself. Sometimes they are printed and distributed separately the only section that influential readers will read. Needless to say all report sections need attention and care. But sections that will stand alone should be the focus of particularly thoughtful preparation and vigorous editing They must pass the tests of clarity and self-sufficiency. Many report writers deliberately invest the largest amount of editing time on the most widely read report features titles tables of contents abstracts executive summaries headings and captions to illustrations. Consider nonverbal as well as verbal features when you edit. Consistent use of white space to create separations between major ideas will increase the readability of your report. You may want to add tabbed dividers to increase the ease with which readers can find exactly the information they need or you may use color to highlight key points in complex illustrations. Bringing All Drafts and Boilerplate Up-to-Date By the time you write a final report you probably have both text and illustrations that you can update and reuse. If you have labeled and maintained data files carefully you may save yourself needless duplication of effort. But allow time to review previously written material often called boilerplate with great care A mechanical cut-and-paste effort will not be enough to assure currency and consistency. Figures and tables will always need to be renumbered from document to document and text references to figures and tables will need to be updated accordingly. Heading styles may need alteration for consistency. Verb tenses usually need attentive editing from proposal to final report. Using Headings to Map Report Structure Because headings stand out from the text they send powerful signals .
