Optimising the training of communication skills: A case study in embedding

Chan, Peggie; Mei, Wu

doi:10.1109/ipcc.2013.6623885

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“…While the traditional systems of departmental teaching remain prevalent in writing instruction, some conclude that this style of teaching is counterproductive for engineers 1 . This cohort advocates that a curriculum centering around technical writing and succinct descriptions of processes, rather than analysis of themes in fiction novels, is a better, and more effective, use of an engineering student's time and energy.…”

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A Math-Based System to Improve Engineering Writing Outcomes

Henderson¹

2014 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Currently focusing his career on engineering communication and professionalism, he has worked as a design engineer and technical education specialist for Parker-Hannifin Aerospace and Hewlett-Packard Inkjet. Henderson was featured in the book-Engineers Write! Thoughts on Writing from Contemporary Literary Engineers by Tom Moran (IEEE Press 2010)-as one of twelve "literary engineers" writing and publishing creative works in the United States. Henderson's current project is a textbook pioneering a new method for teaching engineers workplace writing skills through the lens of math.

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