Beyond WI: Building an integrated communication curriculum in one department of civil engineering

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-327

  Patton, Martha D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); Civil engineering; Communication; Enculturation; Freshman writing; Hybrid writing course; Integrated curriculum; Portfolios; Technical writing; Writing across the curriculum; Writing intensive

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES; ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; CASE-STUDIES; ENCULTURATION; FRESHMAN WRITING; HYBRID WRITING COURSE; INTEGRATED CURRICULUM; PORTFOLIO; WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM; WRITING-INTENSIVE;

CURRICULA;

EID: 51049122139     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2008.2001250     Document Type: Article

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