Innovation across the curriculum: Three case studies in teaching science and engineering communication

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-301

  Craig, Jennifer L ^a   Lerner, Neal ^a   Poe, Mya ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Communication across the curriculum; Data representation; Engineering education; Professionalization; Teamwork; Visual communication; Writing process

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

CASE-STUDIES; COLLABORATION; COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE CURRICULUM; DATA REPRESENTATIONS; ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS; PROFESSIONALIZATION; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS; TEAMWORK; WRITING PROCESS;

VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 51049085100     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2008.2001253     Document Type: Article

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