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Four Effective Writing Strategies for Engineering Classes
Author(s) -
Sharp Julie E.,
Olds Barbara M.,
Miller Ronald L.,
Dyrud Marilyn A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1999.tb00411.x
Subject(s) - technical writing , computer science , engineering education , peer evaluation , multimedia , mathematics education , engineering , engineering management , higher education , psychology , political science , law
This article, written by three technical communication professors and one chemical engineering professor representing three different universities, presents four proven strategies for including effective writing assignments in engineering classes. The strategies include using writing assignments to analyze job‐related Web searches and engineering job preparation, using peer editing to revise assignments, using journals to learn to write and write to learn, and using paper airplanes to teach how to write instructions.