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Technical Communication Instruction in Engineering Schools

A Survey of Top-Ranked U.S. and Canadian Programs

Laura Reave

University of Western Ontario, lreave{at}uwo.ca

This survey of 73 top-ranked U.S. and Canadian engineering schools examines initiatives that engineering schools are taking to improve communication instruction for their students. The survey reveals that 50% of the U.S. schools and 80% of the Canadian schools require a course in technical communication. About 33% of the schools utilize some form of integrated communication instruction, and another 33% offer elective courses in communication. Just 10 schools have created engineering communication centers to provide additional individualized coaching and feedback for their students. The most comprehensive preparation that engineering schools provide is a communication-across-the-curriculum approach that combines these instructional methods to offer concentrated instruction, continual practice, situated learning, and individualized feedback.

Key Words: technical communication • communication instruction • engineering instruction • engineering communication • engineering curriculum design

Journal of Business and Technical Communication, Vol. 18, No. 4, 452-490 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1050651904267068
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