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Download full textGnanapragasam, Nirmala – Advances in Engineering Education, 2010
Seattle University has an industrially sponsored, yearlong, senior design program that has been in existence for more than 20 years. Students work in teams of three or four under the guidance of a liaison from the sponsoring agency and a faculty advisor. The students prepare a proposal in the fall quarter detailing their plan and a design report…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Engineering Education, Design, Student Projects
Peer reviewedCunningham, Donald H.; Harris, Jeanette G. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1994
Provides survey results indicating the relative health of undergraduate writing programs in four-year universities. Reports a significant increase in undergraduate writing programs. However, technical and professional writing programs are not increasing as rapidly as a new broad-based program encompassing creative writing, composition, journalism,…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Research, Higher Education, National Surveys
Thompson, David M. – 1976
The potential of foundation support for educational grants is addressed in terms of expectancy based on past performance, types of foundations, and the foundation field (e.g., "general welfare"). Details are given briefly about community foundations, family foundations, business foundations, and foundation research. Procedures are outlined for…
Descriptors: Awards, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Incentive Grants
Peer reviewedPfeiffer, Steven I. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Report-writing and consultation competencies of new students were compared with graduate students in order to evaluate a school psychology competency-based training model. Results confirmed success of the training program, although no difference was found between the two groups. (RC)
Descriptors: College Students, Competency Based Education, Counseling Effectiveness, Higher Education
Hein, William H., Jr., Ed. – 1975
This volume contains working papers that document the planning, constructing, equipping, and operating of a laboratory facility dedicated to educational research and development (R&D). There are three volumes in the complete set. Volume 1 contains the technical substance of activity and sets forth the technical substance of the twelve working…
Descriptors: Bids, Building Plans, Construction (Process), Documentation
Merex Corp., Tempe, AZ. – 1992
In 1988 SPD1, a division of Motorola, began an extensive 4-year endeavor to transform itself into an organization built on excellence and customer satisfaction. SPD1 contracted with Merex Corporation to provide three services that would enable employees to take on their new responsibilities more effectively. Merex conducted Skills Enhancement…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Individual Differences, Interaction
Serle, Oenone – 1996
The Australian engineering company, Jaques, and Swinburne University of Technology conducted a joint project to write more than 190 operating instructions for the company's 77 employees. First, the university's Workplace Skills Unit (WSU) interviewed 75 production workers to identify their language, literacy, and training needs. The WSU negotiated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Certification, Cooperative Planning
