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Writing to Learn: Engineering Student Journals.

Selfe, Cynthia L.; Arbabi, Freydoon – Engineering Education, 1983

An experiment in which students were required to keep journals during a civil engineering course is described. Student benefits (journals as problem-solving tools and forums for personal comments), faculty benefits (sources of background information and use as evaluation/recordkeeping tools), and five major conclusions are discussed. (JN)

Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Learning Activities

Focusing on Communication Skills in Engineering Education.

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Jennings, Alan; Ferguson, J. D. – Studies in Higher Education, 1995

An instructional approach used in a civil engineering curriculum at Queens University of Belfast (Northern Ireland) incorporates development of communication skills into active learning assignments. A "learning from disasters" exercise and two mock public inquiries illustrate the use and benefits of the technique. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills