Title :
The engineering-technical writing connection: a rubric for effective communication
Author_Institution :
Weber State Univ., Ogden, UT, USA
Abstract :
This article presents a rubric for evaluating student writing in a technical writing service course. Because technical writing service courses serve engineering students as well as students from a variety of majors, this rubric can help instructors start a dialogue about writing among many disciplines.
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; professional communication; engineering student; engineering-technical writing connection; technical writing service course; Accreditation; Communication effectiveness; Design engineering; Displays; Engineering students; Guidelines; Portfolios; Professional communication; Proposals; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 2005. IPCC 2005. Proceedings. International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9027-X
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9028-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494219
