Title :
Enhancing students´ learning while developing their communication skills
Author :
Walker, Mirabelle
Author_Institution :
Technol. Fac., Open Univ., Milton Keynes, UK
fDate :
10/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Today there is a need for undergraduate courses in engineering and technology to include work on key skills, particularly communication skills. This article describes how a distance-learning course at the Open University incorporated communication skills. It shows that assignments which encourage students to integrate their work on communication skills with their work on technological topics can also encourage students to enhance their learning skills
Keywords :
distance learning; educational courses; engineering education; professional communication; Communicating Technology course; Open University; communication skills; distance-learning course; student learning enhancement; undergraduate engineering courses; undergraduate technology courses;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Science and Education Journal
DOI :
10.1049/esej:19990503