Description of a Mechanism
Description of a Mechanism
Group III
Group Leader: Maureen Bianca Cobilla
Members: Erica Bulloso Catherine Gayle Cancio Tina Rose Capuli
B.S in Psychology II-A
Table of Contents
1 Description of Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Initial Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Organization of the Description . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Part by Part Description . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Conclusion of Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Some Other Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Problems of Precision and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Suggestion of Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Practicing Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Writing Brief Description . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Description of a mechanism The principles of the description of a mechanism apply to all types of mechanisms and to static object as well. In general, the technique presented in this chapter applies to the description of things; the technique to be used for the description of actions is presented in the following chapter. The general procedure in describing a mechanism is quite simple; in practice the chief difficulty lies in writing sentences that really say what you want them to say. There is no more fertile field for “boners.” The three fundamental divisions of the description are the introduction, the part-by-part description, and the conclusion. The first is that description of a mechanism almost never constitutes an entire report by itself. The second is that what needs to be said in the description always depends on what the reader needs to know.
The Introduction
Because the description of a mechanism seldom constitutes an article or report by itself, the introduction required is usually rather simple. Nevertheless, it is very important that the introduction be done carefully. The two elements that need most careful attention are (1)
Group III
Group Leader: Maureen Bianca Cobilla
Members: Erica Bulloso Catherine Gayle Cancio Tina Rose Capuli
B.S in Psychology II-A
Table of Contents
1 Description of Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Initial Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Organization of the Description . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Part by Part Description . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Conclusion of Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Some Other Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Problems of Precision and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Suggestion of Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Practicing Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Writing Brief Description . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Description of a mechanism The principles of the description of a mechanism apply to all types of mechanisms and to static object as well. In general, the technique presented in this chapter applies to the description of things; the technique to be used for the description of actions is presented in the following chapter. The general procedure in describing a mechanism is quite simple; in practice the chief difficulty lies in writing sentences that really say what you want them to say. There is no more fertile field for “boners.” The three fundamental divisions of the description are the introduction, the part-by-part description, and the conclusion. The first is that description of a mechanism almost never constitutes an entire report by itself. The second is that what needs to be said in the description always depends on what the reader needs to know.
The Introduction
Because the description of a mechanism seldom constitutes an article or report by itself, the introduction required is usually rather simple. Nevertheless, it is very important that the introduction be done carefully. The two elements that need most careful attention are (1)