This survey of 73 top-ranked US and Canadian engineering schools examines initiatives
that engineering schools are taking to improve communication instruction for their students …

In this article we point to the ways in which engineering and communication disciplines can
work together to ensure the ABET criterion that encompasses effective communication is …

First-year engineering students are disinclined to view writing skills, and communication
skills at large, as a core element of the engineering curriculum. Instead of arguing away this …

To be fully prepared for the professional workplace, Engineering students need to be able to
effectively communicate. However, there has been a growing concern in the field about …

In recent years, engineering education literature has shown a need for the increased
emphasis in preparing students for professional practice. National organizations have …

The transition from undergraduate degree to the world of work is significant, and one which
universities have a mandate to facilitate-we are, after all, training grounds for the express …

This paper analyses the use of the Cumbuca Method as a teaching strategy to develop
reading skills in engineering students. Despite their importance, reading skills are little …

Effective communication is an integral part of engineering design and leads to successful
design outcomes. While there have been extensive calls to equip novice designers with …

For most of the 20 th century, language and communication courses were not a constituent
part of the engineering curriculum 1. But over the course of the last decades, many have …

While research-projects and skill-based courses are critical in engineering and computer
science curricula, service-learning has been highlighted as a worthwhile experience for all …