Argument against separate writing courses for engineers

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 111-113

  Clayton, Terry ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ENGINEERS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ENGINEERING COURSES; HUMAN COMMUNICATION; WRITING COURSES;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 0030190125     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1996)122:3(111)     Document Type: Article

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