Examples include project managers, clients and the public who typically read and analyze engineers' reports, proposals or other writings. Therefore it is crucial that students realize that there are other people besides engineers who will be reading the reports. To achieve this, a student must avoid the use of highly technical terms, also known as jargon. Students should also define in advance any terms they think their audience won't know. For example, the figure on the right shows a report on how weapons tests lead to exposure to radioactive materials. The words used in the report are intended for an audience such as the public or the company's customers, who do not want to see every specific detail of the weapons testing experiments but would like to be informed about the harmful effects. Therefore, for an engineering student, it is necessary to keep the reports clear and simple so that the message reaches the recipient correctly
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