Redefining communication education for engineers: How the NSF/VaNTH ERC is experimenting with a new approach

Penny L Hirsch; David M Kelso; Barbara Shwom; John B Troy; Jay Walsh

Redefining communication education for engineers: How the NSF/VaNTH ERC is experimenting with a new approach

Penny L Hirsch, David M Kelso, Barbara Shwom, John B Troy, Jay Walsh

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An approach for integrated communication instruction in an innovative freshman course, engineering design and communication is discussed. The approach explains the arguments for its success, and review the challenges of adapting it to VaNTH modules aimed upper class bioengineering students. Integration of communication instruction into bioengineering course modules has the potential to help students make significant gains in their communication skills. The students are taught writing by experts in the fields and students can develop good foundation in writing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8453-8466
Number of pages	14
Journal	ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings
State	Published - Dec 1 2001
Event	2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Peppers, Papers, Pueblos and Professors - Albuquerque, NM, United States Duration: Jun 24 2001 → Jun 27 2001

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Engineering(all)

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