Technical Communication, Engineering, and ABET's Engineering Criteria 2000: What Lies Ahead?.

Williams, Julia M.

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Publication Date: 2002

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Technical Communication, Engineering, and ABET's Engineering Criteria 2000: What Lies Ahead?

Williams, Julia M.

Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, v49 n1 p89-95 Feb 2002

Explains that communication skills have become a focus of engineering curricula as the result of the ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology) Engineering Criteria 2000. Stresses that professional technical communicators can play a significant role in the development of engineering communication. Suggests that professional communicators consider three possible ways they can participate in this "revolution." (SG)

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Engineering, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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