Enhancing communication and professional practice skills in an introductory engineering course

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages F1E10-F1E15

  Pet Armacost, Julia ^a   Armacost, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Introductory engineering course; Professional practice skills

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULA; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGIES; COMMUNICATION SKILLS; ENGINEERING GRADUATES; INTRODUCTORY COURSE; INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES; PROFESSIONAL SKILLS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84946031634     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2003.1264680     Document Type: Conference Paper

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