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Improving Written Communication Skills In University Engineering / Technology Programs: The Grading Nightmare
Author(s) -
Sharyn L. Switzer,
Chris S Ray
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
papers on engineering education repository (american society for engineering education)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18260/1-2--8446
Subject(s) - grading (engineering) , readability , documentation , computer science , communication skills , word processing , multimedia , medical education , mathematics education , psychology , engineering , programming language , natural language processing , medicine , civil engineering
The necessity of communicating in engineering and technology careers is of the utmost importance. Companies’ and employees’ success, in many instances, depends on their ability to communicate in a clear, complete, concise, and accurate manner. A significant number of university programs require various language skills ranging from basic English to technical report writing. Yet, employers still indicate that newly hired graduates have an extremely difficult time preparing internal memorandums, business or technical letters, and reports.

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