Title :
Industry mentors in a technical communications program
Author :
Sageev, Pneena ; Ortiz, Bennett ; Grunert, William ; Smaczniak, Anthony
Author_Institution :
Eng. Sch., State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
fDate :
28 Sep-1 Oct 1994
Abstract :
The Engineering School at SUNY in the US developed and has been implementing a technical communications (TC) program since 1988. A major element of this TC program is an elective course which affords the students an opportunity to develop proposal preparation and presentation skills in a workshop-oriented atmosphere. Over the past three years (1991-94) a mentoring program has been included, involving representatives from Western New York industries. The structure and evolution of the mentoring program is discussed, as well as its impact on student performance. Faculty, student, and industry perspectives are offered. Potential directions for the mentoring program are discussed
Keywords :
professional aspects; technical presentation; Engineering School; SUNY; US; Western New York industries; elective course; industry mentors; industry perspectives; mentoring program; presentation skills; proposal preparation; student performance; technical communications program; workshop-oriented atmosphere; Atmosphere; Business communication; Communication industry; Continuous improvement; Employee welfare; Employment; Modems; Professional communication; Proposals; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1994. IPCC '94 Proceedings. Scaling New Heights in Technical Communication., International
Conference_Location :
Banff, Alta.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1936-2
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1994.347487
