Describe the most significant written technical report or presentation that you had to complete.
This question gives you the chance to show off your technical writing skills. If you took a writing class in college and learned about genre conventions or adjusting your writing to a specific audience, mention it here. In your answer, focus less on the mathematical or scientific challenge you faced with this project and instead concentrate on your communication skills.
"My team's senior design project was a hospital in a rural village. Our final report had to be written in such a way that it not only met the requirements of our professors, but also was engaging and reader-focused so the organization we partnered with could use it in a grant application. I learned to avoid using too much jargon in the sections where we were describing how our project met the community's needs, but that those words actually fit well in the technical appendices. Overall, this project was a challenge in learning to communicate to different audiences in the same report, but it definitely improved my communication skills as an engineer."
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Anonymous Answer
I had to write an extensive report on the adverse impacts of temperature and humidity on our products with respect to both physical attributes and appearance. The report would be provided to an audience that would include both my engineering colleagues as well as some management. When writing the document, I had to ensure that I included an executive summary that would provide the reader with the overview and conclusions of the report without getting too technical or forcing the lengthy 20-page read. This reminds me to always be considerate of your audience.
Amanda's Feedback
This is a strong response. It describes the kind of report you created without being overly technical or wordy and tells who your audience was.
Anonymous Answer
A few years ago I decided to write a technical paper on how to use Composites aerospace tools and apply them to the use of design, analysis, and manufacturing of wind turbine blades. At the time I had no idea the impact that paper would have on the transformation of the energy industry and how it would accelerate the adoption of Dassault Systemes toolsets to our customers worldwide. I am very proud of that paper and the subsequent interactions with customers that came from it.
Marcie's Feedback
Wow! That sounds like quite the accomplishment. What motivated you to write this paper in the first place? Can you talk more about what went into its creation and give more details about its impacts? Great job!
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