A project-centered approach to teaching teamwork and effective communication

Author

Robinson, Patricia A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

18-20 Oct 1989

Firstpage

217

Lastpage

221

Abstract

Universities preparing students for technical careers have to ensure that their graduates have the skills necessary for their professions; these skills include teamwork and communication. A case study of a program that helps students to develop these skills by working on a real-world project as members of an interdisciplinary team is presented. The author identifies the key elements that are needed to make such a project-centered approach work, and outlines some of the rewards that result from such an approach

Keywords

professional aspects; teaching; technical presentation; effective communication; graduates; interdisciplinary team; project-centered approach; skills; students; teaching; teamwork; technical careers; universities; Communication effectiveness; Conferences; Consumer protection; Continuing education; Engineering profession; Professional communication; Resource management; Seminars; Teamwork; Water resources;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1989. IPCC '89. 'Communicating to the World.', International

Conference_Location

Garden City, NY

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1989.102135

Filename

102135

Link To Document

https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2010506