An Approach to the Integration of Communication Skills Development within an Undergraduate Civil Engineering Program

Autor:	Peter D. Hedges, W. J. Walley
Rok vydání:	1990
Předmět:	Reino unido Engineering Higher education business.industry Technical writing Communication Library science Education Engineering education ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Communication skills business Educational program Royaume uni Simulation
Zdroj:	Journal of Technical Writing and Communication. 20:165-175
ISSN:	1541-3780 0047-2816
DOI:	10.2190/6yhc-30e9-30ve-jvx3
Popis:	Graduate engineers in the United Kingdom are frequently criticized for lacking communication skills. In undergraduate courses, such as civil engineering, which are mathematically and technically oriented, it is very difficult to find space within a full timetable for the development of communication skills. At Aston University this work has been integrated successfully into a course on Public Sector Planning. Lectures are complemented by a project which culminates in the students participating in a simulated Public Inquiry—part of the planning process intended to provide a forum for public debate. Not only do the students learn about the planning process, tangible and intangible aspects of a water resource development, but at the same time develop their written, oral, and decision-making skills.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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