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A Message from Recent Engineering Graduates in the Workplace: Results of a Survey on Technical Communication Skills
Author(s) -
Sageev Pneena,
Romanowski Carol J.
Publication year - 2001
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.2168-9830.2001.tb00660.x
Subject(s) - spell , curriculum , communication skills , psychology , technical communication , medical education , survey research , engineering , pedagogy , engineering management , mathematics education , sociology , applied psychology , medicine , electrical engineering , anthropology
Abstract Survey results reveal the impact of engineers' communication skills in adjusting to jobs and achieving career goals. A direct correlation emerges between the amount of technical communication (TC) instruction and career advancement. Former students then spell out recommendations for providing relevant TC instruction within the engineering curriculum.