Communicating beyond the campus: preparing engineers for the profession

Communicating beyond the campus: preparing engineers for the profession

Technical communication for engineering students should focus on the real demands of professional communication in the workplace. Since 1893, engineering educators have called for education in "engineering English," and today technical communication faculty are partners in delivering appro...

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Published in:34th Annual Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004 pp. F4F - 12
Main Author: Davis, M.T.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2004
Subjects:
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Design engineering
Education
Educational institutions
Employment
Engineering students
Humans
Professional communication
Proposals
Writing
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Summary:Technical communication for engineering students should focus on the real demands of professional communication in the workplace. Since 1893, engineering educators have called for education in "engineering English," and today technical communication faculty are partners in delivering appropriate courses. This paper describes one successful junior-level course at Mercer University.
ISBN:0780385527
9780780385528
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.2004.1408666