Using engineers' characteristics to improve report writing instruction

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-16

  Silyn Roberts, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TEACHING;

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 0031680960     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(1998)124:1(12)     Document Type: Article

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