Discussion about scholarly work on writing or argument in your field

Through research I have found out the basics of writing in the engineering profession. We accept the idea that our knowledge is shaped by our language. But this view of language and writing is not necessarily accepted in other parts of our study. Engineering defines itself as a field concerned with the production of useful objects. In keeping with this concern, engineers tend not only to see their own knowledge as coming directly from physical reality without text, but also to devalue the texts engineers produce, seeing them as simple write-ups of information found elsewhere. Several of our most significant studies of engineers’ writing, examine the way writing is used to transmit engineering knowledge rather than to generate it. Certain engineering textbooks often present writing solely as a means to report on what the engineer already knows, and the findings of their project. A text written by Mathes and Stevenson called Designing Technical Reports prepares the engineer to shift out of a technical mode and into a report writing mode when getting ready to write. Writing is viewed as part of an engineer’s job but not as part of engineering.