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Sylvester, Nicholas D. – Engineering Education, 1980
Discusses the importance of improving the communication skills of engineering education graduates. (HM)
Descriptors: College English, College Students, Communication Skills, Engineering Education
Sides, Charles H. – Engineering Education, 1980
Discusses why technical writing should not be taken out of the English department and be placed in an engineering department or any other technical department. (HM)
Descriptors: College English, Communication Skills, Engineering Education, English Departments
Larsen, William L. – Engineering Education, 1978
Presents an engineering education grading scale, A to F, in terms of generally defined competencies. (SL)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Evaluation, Grades (Scholastic)
Wilcox, Sidney W. – Engineering Education, 1980
Describes a communication course in technical writing which is being offered for undergraduate engineering students at Arizona State University. (HM)
Descriptors: College English, College Students, Communication Skills, Course Descriptions
Woods, Donald R.; Feuerstein, Irwin A. – Engineering Education, 1980
Discusses five major challenges to improving technical communication skills of engineering students. A communication course which has been used at McMaster University is also described. (HM)
Descriptors: College English, Communication Skills, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Skerl, Jennie – Engineering Education, 1980
Describes the activities of the Writing Center Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The article also discusses the basic principle behind the tutoring technical writing services offered by the center. (HM)
Descriptors: College English, College Students, Communication Skills, Course Descriptions
Tebeaux, Elizabeth – Engineering Education, 1980
Discusses how technical writing courses have been built on a strong foundation in freshman English at the College of Technology of the University of Houston. (HM)
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, College Students, Communication Skills
Popham, W. James; Lindheim, Elaine – Engineering Education, 1978
Argues that educational focus is stronger and clearer with educational competencies rather than with educational objectives. (SL)
Descriptors: College Science, Competency Based Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Devon, Richard – Engineering Education, 1985
Engineers in industry were surveyed to identify what they think are important skills to emphasize in the general engineering curriculum. Results, based on 62 questionnaires (100 were mailed), are presented and discussed. One finding is that industry highly values reasoning and communication skills in addition to engineering skills. (JN)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineers
