NDLI: Technical communication and team teaching: making collaboration work

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Williams, J.M.
Copyright Year	1997
Description	Author affiliation: Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technol., Terre Haute, IN, USA (Williams, J.M.)
Abstract	Collaboration represents an important paradigm for both engineering educators and professionals. The emphasis on teams is evident in recent journal articles as well as in the new Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology 2000 criteria. This focus only serves to highlight the lack of collaboration in the teaching of technical communication. Typically, courses in technical communication are taught outside the confines of technical departments, and students may never consult with a technical expert regarding the communication tasks assigned. There are exceptions, however. As a way to demonstrate the possibilities for collaboration, models of successful team teaching-from complete parity between communication and engineering to mentoring by technical faculty in collaboration with communication faculty-are outlined. Engineering and communication faculty who teach on a team model agree in principle that students are more likely to recognize the importance of technical communication if the teaching of technical communication is integrated into the technical content, rather than isolated from it. The paper offers preliminary assessments of the effectiveness of collaborative courses in comparison to traditional courses. Finally, the paper suggests the applicability of collaboration to all areas of engineering education, especially with regard to improving communication skills.
Starting Page	53
Ending Page	60
File Size	619805
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780341848
DOI	10.1109/IPCC.1997.637030
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1997-10-25
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Professional communication Collaborative work Online Communities/Technical Collaboration Engineering education Design engineering Rhetoric Accreditation Employee welfare Technological innovation Usability
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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