The Stanford School of Engineering Communications Project is described. One professional composition expert teaches engineering students with strong writing abilities to instruct other students in writing. (BB)

A program is described which integrates technical writing into the introduction to a chemical engineering course at the University of Texas. The students write seven essays on engineering topics. The essays are graded by teaching assistants from the English department. (BB)

When engineering teachers assign a paper or report, they can help students by providing at the time of the assignment an acceptable format for the report. (Author/BB)

Suggests methods which engineering faculty can use to encourage students to write often and well. Directions on how to teach writing in an engineering classroom and an annotated bibliography are given. Students are motivated when they learn that one-third of their working time as engineers will be spent writing. (DH)