Comments on: Technical Writing: An alternate career for engineering students http://punetech.com/technical-writing-an-alternate-career-for-engineering-students/ Connecting together Pune's Technologists Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:03:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Manu http://punetech.com/technical-writing-an-alternate-career-for-engineering-students/#comment-82074 Manu Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:11:19 +0000 http://punetech.com/?p=2091#comment-82074 Mugdha, thanks for the encouraging words, but I am already a technical writer and have been one for over a decade now. Technical knowledge is relative. Something like schematic diagram may be required technical knowledge for one writer, while to another it may just be useless jargon that the end-user need not know anything about. Mugdha, thanks for the encouraging words, but I am already a technical writer and have been one for over a decade now.

Technical knowledge is relative. Something like schematic diagram may be required technical knowledge for one writer, while to another it may just be useless jargon that the end-user need not know anything about.

]]> By: Mugdha http://punetech.com/technical-writing-an-alternate-career-for-engineering-students/#comment-82073 Mugdha Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:56:34 +0000 http://punetech.com/?p=2091#comment-82073 No career is a disgrace, whatever be the academic background. Many people have become successful in careers far different from their academic training. There is no reason why an engineer cannot write well. Also, contrary to your belief, technical knowledge is a *must* for a technical writer. To document say a Telecom Billing or Satellite Image Processing system, one need to have basic technical or scientific knowledge. Though how that knowledge is gained, through personal interest or academic programs, is immaterial. Therefore, if you are an Arts graduate with good writing skills and technical knowledge, you too can pursue a successful career in technical writing. Good luck. No career is a disgrace, whatever be the academic background. Many people have become successful in careers far different from their academic training.

There is no reason why an engineer cannot write well. Also, contrary to your belief, technical knowledge is a *must* for a technical writer. To document say a Telecom Billing or Satellite Image Processing system, one need to have basic technical or scientific knowledge. Though how that knowledge is gained, through personal interest or academic programs, is immaterial.

Therefore, if you are an Arts graduate with good writing skills and technical knowledge, you too can pursue a successful career in technical writing.

Good luck.

]]> By: Manu http://punetech.com/technical-writing-an-alternate-career-for-engineering-students/#comment-81060 Manu Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:59:39 +0000 http://punetech.com/?p=2091#comment-81060 being an Arts student during college, I remember being looked down upon by friends pursuing engineering. But now that every Tom, Dick, and Harry is an engineer, good jobs are hard to come by, engineers want to get into technical Writing. I think it's a disgrace for an engineer to become a technical writer. Especially after they've spent their parents' money pursuing expensive courses. In any case, I don't think that an engineer can become a good writer. Ideally a writer should have excellent communication skills, and little or no technical knowledge because only then shall the writer be able to preempt, and answer end-user queries in the documents. being an Arts student during college, I remember being looked down upon by friends pursuing engineering. But now that every Tom, Dick, and Harry is an engineer, good jobs are hard to come by, engineers want to get into technical Writing. I think it’s a disgrace for an engineer to become a technical writer. Especially after they’ve spent their parents’ money pursuing expensive courses.

In any case, I don’t think that an engineer can become a good writer. Ideally a writer should have excellent communication skills, and little or no technical knowledge because only then shall the writer be able to preempt, and answer end-user queries in the documents.

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