화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Petroleum Technology, Vol.47, No.11, 970-970, 1995
A Systematic-Approach to Readable Reports
Eight steps, outlined in the first article in this series,(1) ensure a well-engineered document of any length, whether it is a 10-page proposal or a 500-page research report. The first two steps provide a focus for the writing and a general framework.(2) The next three steps, described in this article, generate a more detailed structure for the writer to follow in organizing a "long" document (more than five double-spaced pages). Step 3 creates a "reader-friendly" topic outline. Steps 4 and 5 guide the expansion of that outline and the selection of illustrations. The output, an expanded outline with illustrations, allows those who have to approve the document to get a clear idea of the content before it is written.