Using alumni networking to teach technical communication

ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 14953-14960

  Sharp, Julie E ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMNI NETWORKING; REPORT WRITING; TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS;

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; ENGINEERS; FEEDBACK; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL WRITING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 5444253880     PISSN: 01901052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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