Integrating engineering and communication: A study of capstone design courses

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Paretti, Marie C ^a   Burgoyne, Christine Bala ^b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capstone design; Communication; Problem based learning; Project management; Writing

Indexed keywords

CAPSTONE DESIGN; ENGINEERING COURSES; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING;

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 33947213956     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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