Title :
Improving communication training for engineers
Author_Institution :
Purdue Univ.-Calumet, Hammond, IN, USA
Abstract :
The focus is limited to the academic and the industrial job training of engineers´ communication skills. The first step in the effort was to recap the assessments of current research in the area of communication training needs of engineers. Some of the more pertinent areas of consideration for improvement of communication skills training for engineers include analysis of current offerings, coordination of in-house training with colleges, extension of college services to the industrial site, attendance of professional conferences, establishment of a forum between colleges and the community, and internship programs in technical communications
Keywords :
technical presentation; training; college services; colleges; communication skills; communication training; communication training needs; engineers; in-house training; industrial job training; industrial site; professional conferences; technical communications; Communication industry; Companies; Education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Humans; Industrial training; Management training; Professional communication; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1988. IPCC '88 Conference Record. On the Edge: A Pacific Rim Conference on Professional Technical Communication., International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1988.24049