Dr. N. S. Harding Chemical Engineering 475 December 3, 2015

Chem. Eng. 475 – Fall “The fundamental purpose of scientific discourse is not the mere presentation of information and thought but rather it’s actual communication. It does not matter how pleased an author might be to have converted all the right data into sentences and paragraphs; it matters only whether a large majority of the reading audience accurately perceives what the author had in mind.” --George Gopen and Judith Swan The Science of Scientific Writing

Executive Summary: Planning Identify your audience and their expectations Principal audience Secondary audience Know your purpose Know your material Organize your thoughts and material Budget adequate time to write, review, and edit Chem. Eng. 475 – Fall 20153

Executive Summary 1 page maximum Use key bullet points (conclusions/recommendations) Summarizes: Objective, what was done How it was done What were the results What were the conclusions What are the recommendations Can have figure or table Chem. Eng. 475 – Fall 20154

Example: Chem. Eng. 475 – Fall 20155

Presentation Minutes 16 is minimum – questions after 20 is maximum – I will ask you to sit down! Both must participate approximately equally Rule-of-thumb: 2 minutes per slide Less for title, background, etc. More for results, conclusions, and recommendations Keep slides simple – easy to read and follow Slides summarize all main points of project Due to me on thumb drive by 3:55 pm 12/10/15 Chem. Eng. 475 – Fall 20156

Grading Rubric Chem. Eng. 475 – Fall 20157