Evolution of Technical Writing in Senior Design--A Case History

Autor/in	Gnanapragasam, Nirmala
Titel	Evolution of Technical Writing in Senior Design--A Case History
Quelle	In: Advances in Engineering Education, 2 (2010) 1, (60 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1941-1766
Schlagwörter	Technical Writing; Engineering Education; Design; Student Projects; Program Development; Program Implementation; College Seniors; Interdisciplinary Approach; English Departments; Civil Engineering; Industry; Teacher Selection; Adjunct Faculty; Advisory Committees; Feedback (Response); Educational Quality; Program Evaluation; Student Attitudes; Alumni; Partnerships in Education; Communication Skills; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technical documentation; Technische Dokumentation; Ingenieurausbildung; Schulprojekt; Programmplanung; College; Colleges; Senior; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Industrie; Beratungsstelle; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schülerverhalten; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Kommunikationsstil
Abstract	Seattle University has an industrially sponsored, yearlong, senior design program that has been in existence for more than 20 years. Students work in teams of three or four under the guidance of a liaison from the sponsoring agency and a faculty advisor. The students prepare a proposal in the fall quarter detailing their plan and a design report in spring quarter. Technical writing is an important component in the design program. For the past two decades the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has partnered with the English Department faculty members and students, technical writers from industry, and engineering practitioners to improve the technical writing component. This paper discusses the evolution and implementation of the technical writing component within senior design, describes the experience and the lessons learned over the years. It also presents the assessment results and/or reflections by the various constituents. The experience shared should be helpful to other senior design programs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01